Exam #2 Study Guide
Colonial and Revolutionary America
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Lexington & Concord
Bunker Hill/Breed’s Hill
Continental Association
Committees of Observation/Inquiry/Safety
Summary View of the Rights of British America
Declaration of Independence
Horatio Gates
John Burgoyne
William Howe
Sir Henry Clinton
Saratoga
Camden
Banastre Tarleton
Nathaniel Green
Yorktown
Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes
Francois Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse
Jean Baptiste de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau
Charles Cornwallis
Lemuel Haynes
In what ways did the American colonists protest the taxes imposed by British authorities? Were these
protests effective? Why?
What were the major disagreements between the American colonists and British authorities? What was
it about these disagreements that made it difficult to reconcile their differences?
Although the Tea Act cut the tax levied on tea, Americans still protested the law, most famously by
throwing 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor. Why did Americans oppose the law?
In what ways was George Washington particularly well suited to leading Continental forces?
How did British leaders understand the dynamics of and support for the rebellion? How did this affect
their strategic and tactical choices?
What were the strengths and weaknesses underpinning the Patriot cause? What advantages and
disadvantages did the British have in suppressing the rebellion?
What was the background of most men who served in the Continental Army? How did American military
traditions affect the organization and operation of Continental forces?
How did the Revolution affect the circumstances of black Americans?
How did the Revolution affect the circumstances of women in America?
What were some of the characteristics of the governments the American states and Congress created
during the Revolution? How did these characteristics reflect the ideas formed during the Imperial crisis
of 1763-1775?
In what ways does the Revolution resemble a civil war? Do you consider the American Revolution a real
revolution? Why or why not?