French and Indian War
The name of the region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
What was the Ohio Valley?
This nation lost its claims to land in North America.
Who was France?
This tax was passed by parliament to raise money from the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War. Hint it was a sweet tax.
What was the Sugar Act?
These two battles in Massachusetts were the first battles of the American Revolution.
What were the Battles to Lexington and Concord?
The Commander and Chief of the American forces.
Who was George Washington?
Both the British and this nation claimed the Ohio Valley.
Who were the French?
France gave its claims to Canada and the Ohio Region to this nation.
Who was Britain?
This was a tax on all newspapers, pamphlets, almanacs, legal documents, insurance policies and playing cards.
What was the Stamp Act?
On Christmas Day, Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River in a surprise attack on troops stationed at this New Jersey location.
What was Trenton?
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This Virginian was sent to the Ohio Valley to reinforce Britain's claims.
Who was George Washington?
France gave its claim to the Louisiana Territory to this nation.
What was Spain?
The colonists objected with protests and boycotts to Parliament passing these tax laws and with this famous phrase.
What was "no taxation without representation."
In this battle, the American Army defeated British General Burgoyne and an army of more than 5,000 British soldiers.
What was the battle of Saratoga?
An advocate for Independence, he defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre.
Who was John Adams?
This was the name of the temporary fort built by George Washington.
What was Fort Necessity?
He led a rebellion to stop the taking of Native American lands.
Who was Pontiac?
After repealing the Stamp Act, Parliament passed these acts with new taxes on lead, glass. paint and tea.
What was the Townsend Acts?
This former American commander, helped win the battle at Saratoga, but later became a traitor who gave the British plans to the American fort at West Point in exchange for money and a high rank in the British Army.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
American Navy Commander, when asked to surrender answered "I have no yet begun to fight."
Who was John Paul Jones?
The year that the French and Indian War ended.
What was 1763
To avoid conflict with the Native Americans, King George III issued this proclamation to stop settlement in the lands west of the Appalachians.
What was the Proclamation of 1763.
A protest in Boston led to this violent confrontation.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The last major battle of the Revolution, in which the British Army led by General Cornwallis was defeated.
What was Yorktown?
He said "give me liberty or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?