French & Indian War
Which area of North America was the French & Indian War fought over?
Ohio/Pennsylvania
The Proclamation of 1763 made it so the Colonists could not settle West of which natural land barrier?
Appalachian Mountains
How did the Daughters of Liberty help the protest effort?
Teaching others how to make things to keep from buying British goods
For what reason did the British want to take Bunker Hill outside of Boston?
Could see/attack Boston/shipyard to the south of it
The war was ended with the Treaty of ___________
Paris
Who won the French & Indian War?
British
The Sugar Act actually lowered taxes colonists paid on foreign goods. Why were the colonists angry about the act?
It was more strictly enforced than previous acts
This was the name used for Colonists who supported the British and did not agree with Revolution.
Loyalists
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on which Hill?
Breed's Hill
In the treaty the Americans gained land up to which natural land form?
The Mississippi River
Which young Colonial general basically started the French & Indian War by getting captured by the French?
George Washington
True or False: The Stamp Act placed a tax on any article written on paper except on trivial items like newspapers and playing cards.
False!
Why were Colonists protesting in Boston before the Boston Massacre?
More troops were being sent to the colonies
Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point for the Colonists in the Revolution?
The French agreed to help the Americans
How were the native Americans negatively affected by the American Revolution?
Lost allies/land/started fighting the Americans/pushed west
What was a side effect of the French & Indian War on the British colonists?
Had to pay taxes to repay debt
Which tax/act led to colonists having the Boston Tea Party and throwing tea off ships into Boston Harbor?
The Tea Act
What was the name of the battle/battles where the "shot heard round the world" take place?
Lexington/Concord
How much of the Colonial army died at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778?
1/4 or 25%
True or False: Some states abolished, or got rid of, slavery after the American Revolution/
True!
Why couldn't American colonists settle land in the Ohio River Valley after the French & Indian War?
Government stopping them/Army stopping them/Proclamation of 1763 stopping them
What did the Quartering Act make the colonists do?
Provide housing, salary, and supplies for British soldiers
What was the goal of the Olive Branch Petition?
Apologize to the King before war started
What was the final battle of the Revolution that led to the British surrender?
Yorktown
How were the French affected by the American Revolution?
Started their own revolution/went bankrupt