Political and Economic Rights that led to the American Revolution
Native Americans Divided
New York: The colonies, Geography, Loyalists & Britain
African Americans & their British Alliance
Battles of Long Island & Saratoga
100
The main political saying that “sparked” the American revolution was “No _____ without ____”.
What is "No taxation without representation"
100
Along with the Iroquois, a large majority of this Native American tribe also sided with the British.
What is Cherokee
100
How many colonies were there?
What is 13
100
Britain offered this to the enslaved African Americans if they joined their forces.
What is emancipation or freedom
100
The Battle of Long Island in 1776 directly targeted which part of New York?
What is New York City
200
The first direct tax on the colonists, requiring them to pay for an official stamp on all paper goods—including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards was the ___.
What is the Stamp Act
200
True or False:
Several Native American tribes sided with the British because they were more afraid of American settlement on their land than being under the control of Great Britain.
What is true
200
New York was located between ____ and the southern colonies.
What is New England
200
True or False:
More African Americans fought for Britain than for the colonies.
What is true
200
By gaining control of the _____ _____, the British planned to sever New England from the rest of the colonies at the Battle of Saratoga.
What is the Hudson River
300
The Tea Act, imposed in 1773 by British Parliament, lowered the price of tea while keeping the taxes imposed by the Townshend Acts. It allowed the British East India Company to have a monopoly over tea. This lead to the ______ on December 16, 1773.
What is the Boston Tea Party
300
Four of the six Iroquois confederacy supported the British. Those four nations included the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, and _____.
What is Seneca
300
Along with New York, which two colonies held the highest concentration of loyalists?
What is Pennsylvania and New Jersey
300
African Americans serving British forces had many roles. Those roles being soldiers, drummers, laborers, and what?
What is spies
300
The Battle of Saratoga is often referred to as a turning point in the American Revolution. Mainly because the victory caused this country to enter the war as an American ally.
What is France
400
The Boston Tea party was led by the ____ of ____. Notable figures a part of this group were Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, John Adams, and John Hancock.
What is the Sons of Liberty
400
There were two tribes that were part of the Iroquois Confederacy, who supported the patriots. Those two tribes being the ____ and ____.
What is Oneida and Tuscarora
400
Under whose control did New York remain under from 1776 to 1783?
What is Britain
400
In 1775, this commander-in-chief banned African Americans from joining the Continental Army. Who is he?
Who is George Washington
400
True or False:
The colonists won the Battle of Long Island and remained in control of New York City.
What is false
500
_____ were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767 that placed duties on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea to raise revenue for Britain and pay for colonial governors.
What is the Townshend Act
500
In the ____ of ____, Britain dissolved their promise to their allying Native American tribes to protect their land. This allowed the newly formed United States to seize previously native land.
What is the Treaty of Paris
500
What colony is in coral (above yellow)?
What is New Hampshire
500
In his Proclamation of 1775, this Virginian governor offered guaranteed freedom to any African American who escaped to serve the British.
What is Lord Dunmore
500
What general led the main force of the British army during the Battle of Saratoga?
What is General John Burgoyne