These were foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for pay.
What are MERCENARIES.
100
A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. It changed colonial religion.
What is the GREAT AWAKENING?
100
This city is the capital of Massachusetts.
What is BOSTON?
100
Great Britain did this in the colonies to raise money to pay for the French and Indian War.
What is raise TAXES?
BONUS: Name one product that was taxed?
100
These British soldiers were given this name -by the colonists- as a result of the COLOR OF THEIR COATS.
Who are the REDCOATS?
200
This battle was the most important Patriot victory.
What was the BATTLE OF TRENTON.
200
This man was one of the most important leaders of the Great Awakening. His dramatic sermons sinners to seek forgiveness for their sins or face punishment in Hell forever.
What is JONATHAN EDWARDS?
200
This massacre began on March 5, 1770 when a lone British soldier standing guard had an argument with a colonist and struck him.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE?
BONUS: How many men were shot during this conflict?
200
A man who believed that Parliament could not tax colonists without their permission and, thus, stated: "No taxation without representation."
Who are SAMUAL ADAMS and/or JAMES OTIS?
200
Local militia -or commoners- who were ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Who are the MINUTEMEN.
300
This act reduced the powers of the English monarch.
What is the ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS OF 1689?
300
This is movement took place in 1700s and spread the idea that reason and logic could IMPROVE society. This movement also formed ideas about HOW government should work,
What is the ENLIGHTENMENT?
300
This event occurred on the night of December 16, 1773 when colonists disguised as Indians sneaked onto the tea-filled ships and dumped over 340 tea chests into the Boston Harbor.
What is the BOSTON TEA PARTY?
300
A committee that got in touch with other towns and colonies and whose members shared ideas and information about the new British laws and ways to challenge them.
Who were the COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE?
300
The group of colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain.
Who are the PATRIOTS.
400
This battle in New York was was the turning point in of the Revolutionary War?
What is the BATTLE OF SARATOGA?
400
This philosopher thought people had natural rights such as equality and liberty.
Who is JOHN LOCKE?
400
In the spring of 1774, Parliament passed these acts -also known as the Coercive Acts- meant to punish Boston.
What are the INTOLERABLE ACTS.
400
The act that required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items.
What is the Stamp Act of 1765?
400
This man stated "...but as for me give me liberty or give me death."
Who is PATRICK HENRY?
500
This was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
What is the BATTLE OF YORKTOWN?
500
This was signed in 1763 -between Britain and France- and it officially ended the war. It gave Canada to Britain as well as all French lands east of the Mississippi River (except New Orleans and two small islands).
What is the TREATY OF PARIS?
500
There were 6 INTOLERABLE ACTS in full. One, specifically, required colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the QUARTERING ACT.
BONUS: List in of the other 5 listed on pages 102 & 103 of your textbooks.
500
This act placed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea and allowed British Officials to search for smuggled goods.
What are the TOWNSEND ACTS?
500
A gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America.