Colonies
How many colonies were there originally?
13
What caused the British to tax the colonies?
Debt from the French and Indian War
What was NOT a new law or tax imposed by the British on the American colonies?
Social Security Act
What year was the French and Indian war?
1754 – 1763
What are the 13 colonies?
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire
What date was Bunker Hill?
June 1775
What year was the Stamp Act?
1765
True or false: George Washington fought for the British in the French and Indian War?
True
What were the middle colonies?
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey
What was a main cause of the Revolutionary War?
America wanted to become independent
What nickname did the colonists give to a series of new laws passed by the British to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
When was the battle of Lexington and Concord?
April 1775
What were the New England colonies?
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Was the Boston Tea Party a cause of the American evolution?
Yes
What did The Townshend Act do?
Taxed lead, paint, glass, paper, and tea.
When was the Battle of Trenton?
December 1776
What were the Southern colonies?
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
What was NOT the purpose of the Stamp Act?
To raise money for protection of the colonies
The _____ disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and boarded a ship with tea and destroyed 45 tons of tea, which was called the Boston Tea Party
Sons Of Liberty
What date was Saratoga?
October 1777