American Revolution #1
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?
Why did the British tax the colonists on printed materials and tea?
To make the colonists pay them back for letting them use their army in the French and Indian War.
The date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4, 1776.
Which colony suffered the worst due to the acts created by King George III and British Parliament?
Boston, Massachusetts.
Delegates met from every colony except Georgia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This gathering was known as the....?
First Continental Congress
The political cartoon of the severed snake with the message "Join, or Die" sends what message to the colonist?
The colonies must unite or be defeated by the British.
A small argument broke out outside of the Customs House in Boston, MA. As more British soldiers arrived Colonist became more angry an single shot was initially fired. By the end of the event five colonist had been killed. What was this event?
The Boston Massacre.
Why did the colonists protest against Britain and boycott British goods?
They believed they were being unfairly taxed because they had no say in the government.
What action by the British caused colonist to take party in the protest know as the Boston Tea Party?
The British created the Tea Act.
The French were fighting the British for control of land in the Ohio Valley. 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?
Why did Paul Revere ride through the towns?
He was warning the colonist the British troops were coming.
Why is Independence Day celebrated on the fourth of July?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this date.
They decided to tax the colonist.
Another word for a British soldier?
What is a redcoat?
A small group of American Patriots who strongly opposed British taxes.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Which event by the Sons of Liberty effectively undermined the British and led to the colonists' fight for independence? Hint: They dressed as Native Americans.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The French and Indian War consisted of what two countries fighting against each other?
France and Great Britain
True or False:
The Declaration of Independence ends by stating that the 13 colonies are free from British rule. It renamed the colonies the United States of America.
What is True
There were a group of ________ (#)colonies of Great Britain on the Atlantic coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries which declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America
What is thirteen
How did the Colonists respond to being taxed by the British?
They rioted.
How did declaring independence both solve and cause problems for the colonist?
The colonist were free to set up their own government, but these actions led to war against Britain.
These individuals depended on the British for trade; fought for both sides during the war.
What are Native Americans?
What is taxation without representation?
Taxing people without giving them a say or a vote in parliament.
Why did Britain and France fight part of the French and Indian War in colonial America?
They both claimed the same land in the Ohio Valley.