7 Years War
These two nations were the primary combatants in the Seven Years War. A war that would be waged across multiple continents, including North America.
Great Britain and France
The Tea Act of ______ was a primary motivator for the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act of 1773
This monarch ruled over Great Britain during the Seven Years War and the Revolutionary War.
King George III
This highly publicized event in 1770 involved British troops firing on a crowd of protesters, killing 5 people.
The Boston Massacre
This battle sparked the Revolutionary War and is where the phrase, "shot heard around the world" was coined.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
In the treaty of Paris 1763, ending the Seven Years War, the French would surrender it's North American Territories in order to the British. These territories would eventually become which modern nation?
Canada
In 1774, responding to unrest in the colonies, the British Parliament passed a series of acts which they called the Coercive Acts. These acts were better know to the American colonists as the _________ Acts.
The Intolerable Acts
George Washington
Which colonial political assembly ratified the Declaration of Independence?
The Second Continental Congress
This Battle early in the war proved that the colonists were willing and able to fight the British Army.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Conflict over disputed land in this future U.S. state would be the spark that begins the first ever global conflict known as the Seven Years War.
Ohio
This Royal decree prevented settlers from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains following the British victory over France in the Seven Years War.
The Royal Proclamation of 1763
At only 33 years old, this lawyer and member of the Second Continental Congress was the primary author for the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This major defeat for the Continental army led to the withdrawal from New York City.
The Battle of Long Island
In December of 1776, General Washington led his troops across the Delaware River to surprise German Hessian troops in which battle?
The Battle of Trenton
What city in modern day Canada did the British capture from the French on September 19, 1759?
Quebec City
In response to massive debt incurred fighting the Seven Years War, the British Parliament passed legislation to tax the colonies and reduce smuggling in the Americas. The act passed by British Parliament was called The _____ Act of _____.
The Sugar Act of 1764
Who was the slave/companion of George Washington that he confided in over his other generals at times?
William "Billy" Lee
In the winter of 1777-1778, the Continental Army famously made camp and improved their training methods in this area of Pennsylvania.
Valley Forge
This battle, won by the leadership of Continental General Benedict Arnold, convinced the French and Spanish to support the American cause.
The Battle of Saratoga
This British General was mortally wounded during the Battle of the Monongahela and gave command of the retreat to future U.S. President George Washington.
General Braddock
In 1765, Great Britain imposed it's first direct tax on the colonies. This bill meant that colonists would pay a tax to the British Crown for goods that were produced, sold, and used entirely in the colonies. What was the title of this piece of legislation?
The Stamp Act of 1765
This British general led the failed campaign of the southern colonies and ultimately surrendered to the Continental Army after the siege of Yorktown, marking an end to the fighting in the Revolutionary War.
General Cornwallis
This treaty brought about an end to the Revolutionary War and established the United States as a formally recognized nation.
The Treaty of Paris 1783
This operation led to the surrender of an entire British army under the command of General Cornwallis, and was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
The Siege of Yorktown