French and Indian War
What two countries fought in the French and Indian War?
France and Britain
What tax did Britain impose on the colonists to help pay for the French and Indian War?
The Stamp Act
What war happened before the American Revolution?
The French and Indian War
Night rider who rode out of Boston to warn the colonists that the British were coming.
Paul Revere
City where the First Continental Congress took place
Who won the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
What new tax did Britain impose on the colonists after they repealed the Stamp Act?
Tea Tax
What event saw the colonists surround the lobster backs where 5 people died?
Boston Massacre
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Where the colonists dumped the tea
Boston Harbor
Why did the British decide to tax the colonists after the French and Indian War?
They had enormous war debts and thought the colonists should help pay.
How did the colonists protest against the tea tax?
They boycotted buying tea and dumped 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
What meeting in Philadelphia had 12 of the 13 colonies attend to discuss what to do about Britain?
First Continental Congress
Deborah Samson was a ________ because she showed "an extraordinary instance of female heroism."
Heroine
This country helped the colonists defeat the British at Yorktown and win the war
France
Why did the colonists oppose the Stamp Act?
They didn't have representation or a say in the matter.
What did the colonists call the new laws Britain imposed on the colonists due to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
Nickname for the battles at Lexington and Concord
Shot heard around the world
Who was the Polish man who helped the Continental Army build defensive walls and forts?
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
The Continental Army endured a hard winter here
Valley Forge
Why did France and Great Britain fight in the French and Indian War?
They wanted control of the land in North America.
Why did the British impose the Intolerable Acts on the colonists?
To have more control over them.
The meeting where the colonists approved the Declaration of Independence.
Second Continental Congress
The patriot in charge of the Continental Army.
George Washington
City where the Declaration of Independence was signed
Philadelphia