People
Why are active patriots important?
They don't just talk about change, they take action to make that change
French-Indian War
1754-1763
Boston Tea Party
Why was George Washington important before he became president?
He was a great army general, which led them to win the war and become independent.
Revolutionary War aka War of Independence
1776
Why did the taxes upset the colonists so much?
"No taxation without representation!"
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
A lawyer who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Underground Railroad
1850-1860
How did the French-Indian War lead to Independence?
After the war Great Britain was in debt
Debt ->taxes->upset ->war
"The British are coming!"
Paule Revere
Emancipation Proclamation
1863
Name 13 Colonies
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, maryland, Delaware, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
What is a Rebel and a Yankee?
Rebel-Southerners
Yankee-Northerners
(Mean nicknames)
Civil War
1861-1865