Acts
So sweet until it gets taxed. This act placed a tax on any product that utilized this good.
What was the Sugar Act (1764)?
One of the very first battles that happen at the start of the Revolutionary War.
What was Lexington and Concord (1775)?
First president of the United States but also the same person that got rocked at the start of the French Indian War.
Who was George Washington?
People dumped tea into the ocean and witnessed a major massacre in this famous town located in Massachusetts.
What is Boston?
This group of colonies shared land with the Haudenosaunee confederacy and held a large population of Puritans that escaped religious persecution.
What were the New England colonies?
What was the Stamp Act (1765)?
This war had the colonists fight against the French after originally taking place overseas and later forced to pay the British to help with costs.
What is the French Indian War or Seven Years War?
You've seen him on tiktok and he's drawn the primary sources you've seen. This man was also responsible for warning the colonists when the British redcoats were marching in to invade.
Who was Paul Revere?
What is one colony/state associated with the Middle colonies?
Acceptable answers: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, & New Jersey
Having excellent land to grow cash crops, this group of colonies such as Georgia and South Carolina employed slave labor on plantations to keep up.
What were the Southern colonies?
Surprise! You have to house a redcoat and keep him alive (sorta) according to this act.
What was the Quartering Act (1765)?
This event led to multiple deaths and a trial that John Adams served as defense for the British soldiers involved.
What was the Boston Massacre?
This King was responsible for causing the colonists to declare Independence from Great Britain.
Who was King George III?
Both the first and second treaties to settle the French Indian War and Revolutionary War were discussed and signed here.
What is Paris, France?
This colony--now state--was the first to be established through Jamestown in 1607.
What is Virginia?
After the French Indian War, King George III was tired of babysitting the colonists. This act made it illegal for colonists to go past the Appalachian mountains for more land.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
This battle took place in Virginia when General Cornwallis was cornered after attempting to invade and march into New York City.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
This British general marched 32,000 British troops into New York shortly after the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who was General William Howe?
This river valley was a large point of interest and push for the French Indian War to come to colonial America.
What is the Ohio River valley?
This group of Indigenous tribes are identified by the universal language they speak and share land with the Haudenosaunee in the Northeast.
Who are the Algonquians?
Named after the guy that pushed for these acts, this set of acts were designed to ensure as much loyalty and profits went to Great Britain as possible.
What were the Townshend Acts (1767)?
Merry Christmas! This surprise attack was led by George Washington as he crossed the famous river to attack German mercenaries on Christmas Eve.
What was the Battle of Trenton?
This man was responsible for organizing the Continental Army to win the Battle of Saratoga and push Howe to surrender on October 17, 1777.
Who was General Horatio Gates?
What was the fort captured by British and German troops in New York during the first Battle of Saratoga? (hint: item has same name)
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
Who were the Seminole peoples?