American Revolution
Q: What group fought against Britain for independence?
A: Patriots
Q: What event happened in 1773 when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor?
A: Boston Tea Party
Q: What is a person called who leaves their country to escape danger?
A: Refugee
Q: What European conflict was connected to the War of 1812?
A: Napoleonic Wars
Q: What Shawnee leader fought against American expansion?
A: Tecumseh
Q: What country helped the Patriots during the war?
A: France
Q: What document declared the colonies independent in 1776?
A: Declaration of Independence
Q: What group moved to British North America after the American Revolution?
A: Loyalists
Q: What type of government has no monarch?
A: Republic
Q: Which side did most First Nations support during the War of 1812?
A: Britain/Canada/Themselves
Q: Why did many Loyalists leave the Thirteen Colonies?
A: They wanted to remain loyal to Britain
Q: Which side did most First Nations support during the War of 1812?
A: Britain
Q: Name one place many Loyalists moved to.
A: Québec or Nova Scotia
Q: Why did Britain search American ships?
A: To find British deserters
Q: Why did many First Nations support Britain?
A: To stop American expansion
(Taking their land)
Q: What group remained loyal to Britain?
A: Loyalists
Q: What territory did the United States declare war on in 1812?
A: Canada
Q: Name one group that was part of the Loyalist migration.
A: Black Loyalists, Haudenosaunee, or German Mennonites
Q: Why did the United States declare war on Canada?
A: To gain land or soldiers
Q: What did Tecumseh form with other First Nations groups?
A: Alliances
Q: What famous phrase showed the colonists were angry about taxes?
(Hint: Taxes)
A: No taxation without representation
Q: What agreement officially ended the war in 1783?
A: Treaty of Paris
Q: Why did many Loyalists leave the United States?
A: They wanted to remain loyal to Britain
Q: What Canadien militia helped defend Montréal from American attacks?
A: Voltigeurs
Q: What were First Nations trying to protect from American settlers?
A: Their land