Causes
Policy
Historical Figures
Events
Vocabulary
100
This war was fought between the British and the French and started in 1756.
The French and Indian War
100
The colonists sent petitions to London, said "No taxation without representation" and wrote pamphlets to protest what?
The Stamp Act
100
Was Deborah Sampson a heroine or a villain?
Heroine
100
During the first years of the war, the Continental Army had little training and were faced with many...
challenges and defeats
100
Declaration
an official document with a statement
200
This country became a dominant power due to winning the French and Indian War.
Great Britain
200
12 of the 13 Colonies met to form this.
The 1st Continental Congress
200
When did Paul Revere ride out of Boston?
On the eve of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
200
The Shot Heard Round the world happened in 1775 in Lexington. What did it begin?
The Revolutionary War
200
Heroine
a female hero
300
How did George Washington boost the morale of his soldiers in December of 1776?
He crossed the Delaware river with his troops and surprise attacked the Hessians at Trenton.
300
Which document by Thomas Jefferson is key in American history?
The Declaration of Independence.
300
Benjamin Franklin is the man who created the cartoon of the Snake made of colonies for the French and Indian War. What was he trying to do with this picture? Urge the colonies to be united.
300
In December 1776 Washington crossed the Delaware.
In September 1777, before going to Valley Forge, the Continental Army was attacked, but with help from a Polish engineer were able to hold which fort?
Saratoga
300
Patriot
Someone who supports and defends their country
400
After the 7 Years War, the British decided to tax the colonists because...
they owed money and felt the colonists should help pay the bills
400
After the British troops surrendered to the French and Continental Army, what did they sign to end the war?
The Treaty of Paris
400
Who wrote "Common Sense," the pamphlet which told people they should form their own government.
Thomas Paine
400
Foraging parties sent by Washington, money and soldiers from the Continental Congress, and von Steuben's Model Company did what for the army at Valley Forge?
They helped the Continental Army start to win the war or turn the tide.
400
Model Company
A well trained group of soldiers who train other groups.
500
The Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and the Intolerable Acts all did what to the colonists?
Increased British control over the colonists.
500
What four things did the 2nd Continental Congress do?
Create an army, create money, set up a postal service and sign the Declaration of Independence.
500
Who was Tadeusz Kosciuszko?
A Polish Engineer who helped the Continental Army build defensive walls at Saratoga.
500
Who wrote to Continental Congress saying, "I am now convinced, beyond a doubt that unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place...this Army must inevitably...Starve, dissolve or disperse."
George Washington.
500
What is the synonym in the text for a Disagreement?
opposition