Albany Plan
Who was in charge of the Albany Plan?
Benjamin Franklin
What battle is famously characterized by George Washington crossing the Delaware River on December 25th? (Actual battle took place on the 26th)
Battle of Trenton
When British soldiers shot into an unarmed crowd of colonists in 1770, this event became known as...?
The Boston Massacre
What put a tax on sugar and molasses?
Sugar Act (1764)
Who was the first state to declare local independence from Great Britain?
New Hampshire
How many colonies attended the Albany Plan?
Seven
What was the military camp called where von Steuben and Washington trained colonial forces?
Valley Forge
What group was created to boycott and protest against the taxes imposed?
The Sons of Liberty
What was the first tax imposed DIRECTLY on the colonies?
Stamp Act of 1765
A Hessian was a hired mercenary from what country?
Germany
True or False
None of the proposed pieces of the Albany Plan actually got passed.
True
October 1776, which battle did General Burgoyne surrender at?
Battle of Saratoga
What was the famous act of defiance that was carried out by the Sons of Liberty known as?
The Boston Tea Party
The Stamp act was created in 1765 and taxed all paper goods in the colonies, in what year was it repealed?
1766
Who was the only state that did not attend the first Continental Congress? (Double points if you can tell me why)
Georgia
(They still relied heavily on British protection from Native American tribes)
Why did the Albany Plan fall through?
What battle took place from August 27th through the 29th, 1776?
Battle of Long Island
The 1774 Intolerable Acts resulted in what for the colonists? (Four total, need at least 2 to get points)
Closed Boston Harbor
Cancelled the Massachusetts Bay Colony charter
Created the Quebec Act
Forced Colonists to house British soldiers
What Acts in 1767 asserted that the British HAD the right to tax the colonies? (It imposed taxes on British China, glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported to the colonies.)
The Townshend and Declaratory Acts
What were some of the strengths the Patriots had in the Revolutionary War? (Four, need at least 2 for points)
Fighting defensively
Eventually receive help from France and Spain
Know the landscape
Common cause
What year did the Albany Plan take place?
1754
What battle, referred to as when "the World Turned Upside Down" resulted in General Cornwallis surrendering to Washington and the French?
Battle of Yorktown (October 1781)
What were the two major takeaways from the Second Continental Congress. (Hint: One relates to a person, the other is a document)
What group was created to coordinate inter-colonial opposition to Britain?
Committee of Correspondence
Thomas Paine's Common Sense rallied colonists to push for what cause?
Their independence from Great Britain