Native Americans
What is a reoccurring experience for Native Indians?
Pushed out of their land/stolen from other people
What was the unkind name the colonists called British soldiers?
lobster backs
What's the biggest reason the war started?
taxes/money
When did the war end?
1783
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea of expanding the US from east to west
Name two things native Indians and slaves were forced to do
fight wars, free labor, give up culture/traditions
What was the name of the Act where colonists had to house soldiers?
Quartering Act
How long did the Rev War last?
7 years
Which was the last colony to be founded?
Georgia
What is a free market economy?
People decide what to buy/sell and the prices
During the winter, where did Native Indians live?
homes dug in the ground
Why was the British government taxing colonists?
They had debts to pay back from the war with France.
Who are the loyalists and separatists?
Loyalists are those loyal to Great Britain and separatists wanted to be free from British rule.
Name of the expedition with Sacagewea?
Lewis and Clark Expedition
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What is the name of the deadliest fight of 1675?
The Great Swamp Fight
What disease gave Jamestown hardships?
malaria
Name of treaty that ended the war
The Treaty Of Paris
What is the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
The Declaration of Independence was written before the war, as the colonists were making efforts to be their own independent nation. The constitution was written when the war ended and America was created.
What did Europeans call tobacco?
Snuff
Name 3 tribes that were involved in King Philip's War
Wampanoag, Mohawks, Narragansett
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
Native Indians could have much of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains?
How did Rachel Wells contribute to the Revolutionary War?
lent money to the government of New Jersey to fund supply of soldiers
What was the Texas Annexation?
The Texas annexation was the 1845 annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America. Texas was admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845.
Where were Native Indian children sent when their land was stolen by newly founded America? What happened there?
abusive boarding schools where they were forced to abandon traditions and cultures. Hair was forced to be cut. They were beaten and abused.