Study Guide #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
What is the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
How many kids did Benjamin Martin have in the movie the Patriot??
What is seven
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Who were the two countries that fought in the French and Indian War?
What is Great Britain and France
In which way did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?
What is it required that colonists pay taxes.
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
What was the name of the British General from the movie the Patriot
What is General Cornwallis..
Who was an ally to the Continental army ?
What is the French
Who first founded the Americas that was from Europe?
What is Christopher Columbus..
What ended the French and Indian War
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763..
What were the expectations of English colonists in America?
What is they expected the same rights as English citizens.
Who said the famous line "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
Who is Patrick Henry.
What is another name for the Sons of Liberty??
What is a Patriot..
How did the American Revolution impact other parts of the world?
What is it encouraged other nations to fight for their independence.
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?
What is to find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain
What did the proclamation of 1763 state? (after the French and Indian War, the proclamation limited the colonists from doing what?)
What is they were not allowed west of Ohio.
This person wrote the Decleration of Independance
Thomas Jefferson
Why did the first Americans migrate from Asia to the Americas?
What is in search of food..
What is the Battle of Yorktown known as?
The Final war of the revolution
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
What is self-government
What is the Middle Passage?
What is the ocean crossing enslaved Africans endured.
What battle is the first in the American Revolution?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What are group of acts imposed on Boston that fueled hatred towards Britain?
The Intolerable Acts
What is the nickname for the British army?
What is the redcoats..
How did the people travel from Asia to America?
What is Land Bridge
Who started the French and Indian War?
What is George Washington??
Which battle was an important win for the Patriots and helped turn the war around?
Battle of Saratoga
What event helped end conflict between the Jamestown colonists and the Powhatans?
What is the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas
What year was the Magna Carta?
What is 1215..
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed on?
What is July 4th