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This governing body helped unite the 13 colonies.
What was the Continental Congress?
These troops could leave whenever they needed to.
Who were the militia?
These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.
What were minutemen?
Before 1763, the American colonies had been...
What is left alone to govern themselves
The clashes between colonists and British troops at Lexington and Concord proved that...
Americans were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves
Which of these was NOT a major effect of the French and Indian War?
A) Reduced colonists' need for protection against the French in Canada
B) Opened the Ohio Valley to settlement by removing Native Americans
B) Opened the Ohio Valley to settlement by removing Native Americans
What upset the American colonists MOST about the Stamp Act?
Colonists believed that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania.
What is Valley Forge?
The Boston Massacre was a...
Deadly riot between the colonists and British troops stationed in Boston
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
This group is remembered for being LOYAL to the King...
Who are the Loyalists
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
The two nations with the largest claims in North America in 1763 were...
Spain and Britain
The Townshend Acts and the Tea Act were...
Opposed as "taxation without representation" by most colonists
The Intolerable Acts did what?
United the colonies against Britain
This group has pride, and are ready to fight against Britain...
Who was the Patriots
While the Proclamation of 1763 was designed to promote peace, instead it actually...
What is smelled of tyranny to many colonists (tyranny is cruel and oppressive)
Which country had lost its power in North America by 1763?
France
This action was performed at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to keep the British from escaping.
What is blockade?
Which act of Parliament was a result of the Tea Act?
Intolerable Acts