American Revolution #1
The French were fighting the British. Some Native American tribes fought with the British and others fought with the French. What war was this?
What is the French and Indian War?
Colonists who supported Great Britain and the king were called this term.
What are Loyalists
People in the thirteen colonies who supported independence were called this term.
Who are the Patriots?
The reason why the British began taxing the colonists
What is debt?
Another word for a British soldier?
What is a redcoat, loyalist, regular, tory?
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
During the French and Indian War, he gradually took on more responsibility and leadership. Crossed the Delaware to fight the Hessians. He was the head of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Who won the American Revolutionary War?
What is the Continental Army (America)
The date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4, 1776.
This act put more restrictions on the smuggling of molasses and sugar
What is the Sugar Act?
After Thomas Paine published Common Sense, many colonists supported
a. independence from the British
b. compromise with the British
c. allegiance to the king
d. changes to the Deceleration of Independence
What is A. Independence from the British?
This petition attempted to bring peace
Olive Branch petition
True or False:
Benjamin Franklin wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
What is False. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft.
True or False:
The French and the Italians both aided the American war effort.
What is False. The French and the Spanish
The French and British were fight over this area in the French & Indian War
What is the Ohio River Valley?
The help of this country, played an important role in Colonial Victory
Who is France?
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Most Americans on the frontier (western part of the colonies) supported which side in the Revolutionary War.
a. the Patriots
b. the British
c. the Native Americans
d. the Spanish
What is A. The Patriots?
True or False:
The Declaration of Independence details the rights and responsibilities of the new government
What is False?
*The Declaration of Independence is a list of grievances (reasons) why they want independence
12 representatives met in Philadelphia and formed this committee ____________
What is the First/Second Continental Congress?
The first person to sign the Deceleration of Independence?
Who is John Hancock
These men assemble quickly and were the first to fight the British
Who are the minutemen?
This group of people depended on the British for trade; sided with the British because of land.
Who are Native Americans?
Britain closed Boston Harbor, forced colonists to (quarter) house soldiers, and increase the number of troops after this event
What is Boston Tea Party?
To protest something by refusing to buy, use, or participate.
What is boycott?