French & Indian
War
War
This group of indigenous people allied with the British during the French and Indian War.
What are Iroquois?
This Act was intended to eliminate the illegal sugar trade between the Spanish and French West Indies and the British colonies.
What is the Sugar Act?
This country was sent the Declaration of Independence as a result of the actions of the King against the colonist.
What is Great Britain?
True or False
The Battle of Saratoga was a decisive win, which convinced the French to officially support the colonists.
What is True?
He was the General in command of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
True or false, group of indigenous Indians including Ottawa, Algonquin, and Huron allied with the French during the French and Indian War.
What is True?
Merchants, lawyers, tavern owners, and printers were all hurt economically because of this Act.
What is the Stamp Act?
Thomas Paine, "Common Sense" 1775
"Small islands, not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island."
The British think their island nation should control this continent.
What is North America?
This battle had very high casualties for the British, which made the Americans more confident in their ability to win the war, even though the British won the battle.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This American diplomat who gained France's support for the Americans.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This is the reason the French were in the New World.
What is the Fur trade?
The Townshend Act taxed tea, fish caught in British waters, and a duty was placed on paint, lead, and paper, but it didn't not require colonist to provide housing and supplies for British troops was this Act.
What is the Quartering Act?
"The history of the present King of Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States..." The Declaration of Independence, 1776 Thomas Jefferson
Which "injuries" was Thomas Jefferson most likely writing about?
A. Unfair taxes and British army violence against colonist.
B. The thousands of colonist wounded in the French and Indian War.
C. Damage to infrastructure, such as the Custom House in Boston.
What is A?
In this battle Minutemen met the British and engaged in the first battle of the Revolution.
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?
This British General surrendered his forces at Yorktown, ending the war.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
This British General was sent to drive the French out of the Ohio Valley in 1755.
Who was Edward Braddock?
This Act closed the Boston Harbor, revoked the Massachusetts' charter, allowed trial of accused to take place in Great Britain, and allowed for troops to housed in private buildings.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
"...that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among theses are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..." The Declaration of Independence, 1776 Thomas Jefferson
What is the main idea of this excerpt?
A. People give power to their leaders in government, who protect the people's natural rights.
B. Rights are only for those who believe in a Creator.
C. The government must give consent before the people have rights.
What is A?
Washington's nighttime crossing of the Delaware River surprised the British and their Hessian mercenaries and the American won an inspirational victory in this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This Founding Father was field commander under Washington at Yorktown.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
This British General led a surprise attach on Quebec in 1759.
Who was James Wolfe?
The Enlightenment, the Puritans leaving behind religious prosecution and starting their own colony, and the Whigs standing up to the Tory political party, were all inspiration for the Colonies to break away from this country.
What is Great Britian?
The Marquis de Lafayette, from a letter written to the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson
"I would never have drawn my sword in the cause of America, if I could have conceived that thereby I was founding a land of slavery."
Lafayette was a French hero of the American Revolution and supporter of American independence, Based on his letter, what aspect of the new country did he not support?
A. Treaties with Spain
B. Trade with France
C. Slaves
What is C?
In October 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army at this battle.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This American betrayed his men to ally himself with the British.
Who was Benedict Arnold?