When soldiers killed five people during a fight in Boston, angry colonists called it a ____.
Massacre
100
Who fought in the French and Indian War, won the Revolutionary War, and became the first president of the United States?
George Washington
100
What hill was the Battle of Bunker Hill really on?
Breed's Hill
100
What was taxed because of the Stamp Act?
Printed materials
100
Why did the British Parliament need to tax the colonies?
The French and Indian War had cost them a lot of money.
200
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty organized a ____ against the Stamp Act.
Protest
200
What British king was poorly educated, taxed the colonists, and did not accept the Olive Branch Petition?
King George III
200
Whose rebellion cause the Proclamation of 1763?
Chief Pontiac
200
What act taxed sugar and other imported goods, such as coffee and cloth?
The Sugar Act
200
What did a Committee of Correspondence do?
They sent letters to each other about what the British were doing and what actions colonists could take.
300
In the French and Indian War, France relied on American Indians as an important ____.
Ally
300
What African American sailor do we remember today for being a hero in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
300
At what meeting did the colonists write a letter to the British government asking Parliament to stop taxing the colonists?
The First Continental Congress
300
The Townshend Acts put a tax on tea, glass, and what other three items?
Paints, lead, and paper.
300
Who won the French and Indian War?
Britian
400
In 1775, many colonists joined a ____ to help the colonies prepare for war.
Militia
400
What British general learned about the colonists' storage of ammunition and ordered troops to destroy the supplies in Concord?
General Thomas Gage.
400
What battle is famous because no one knows which side fired first?
Battle of Lexington
400
Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?
They believed only their representatives could tax them.
400
What land was fought over during the French and Indian War?
The Ohio River Valley
500
Colonists who wanted independence were called ___.
Patriots
500
What two Patriots, who were both a part of Committees of Correspondences, rode around on horses to warn the colonists that British soldiers were coming?
Paul Revere and William Dawes.
500
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians, boarded ships containing East India Company's tea, and dumped the tea into Boston Harbor.
500
What laws did Parliament pass to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party?
The Coercive Acts, or the Intolerable Acts.
500
What petition was written by the colonists asking King George III to help end the conflict?