"America: The Story of Us – Revolution" Episode Answers

Episode 1: Shots Fired

• Law imposing stamp tax on paper goods: The Stamp Act
• Boston protest group: Sons of Liberty
• Tea-dumping event: Boston Tea Party
• Document declaring independence: Declaration of Independence

Episode 2: The War of Independence

• First battle: Battle of Lexington and Concord
• Continental Army commander: George Washington
• Decisive British surrender: Battle of Yorktown

Episode 3: The New Republic

• Founding government document: U.S. Constitution
• First President: George Washington
• Party founded by Jefferson & Madison: Democratic-Republican Party

Episode 4: The Rise of America

• Westward expansion era: The American West
• Anti-slavery movement: Abolitionist Movement
• Civil War over slavery: The Civil War

Episode 5: The Modern Era

• 1960s social/cultural upheaval: The Sixties
• African American civil rights: Civil Rights Movement
• Women's rights movement: Women's Rights Movement