Important Names
What was the name of a group of patriots who worked to support the rights of the colonists?
Sons of Liberty
What was the tax that only colonists had to pay on documents?
Stamp Act
What was the spiritual revival that began in New England and spread throughout the colonies?
Great Awakening
(1) What is an agreement or understanding between two or more countries?
(2) Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?
(1) Treaty
(2) Treaty of Paris
In what year were the first shots fired in the American War for Independence?
1775
Which English king passed laws that only colonists had to obey?
King George III
What is refusal to use or buy certain products?
Boycott
Which Puritan preacher began the Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
What was the area of Canada, the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi Valley that were claimed by France?
New France
Who was the Boston silversmith and Son of Liberty who rode to warn Patriots of the British troops' movement?
Paul Revere
What was the meeting of representatives from nine colonies to find a way to avoid the Stamp Act?
Stamp Act Congress
In what event did the Sons of Liberty throw chests of tea into Boston Harbor?
the Boston Tea Party
Which English preacher was the most powerful voice in the Great Awakening?
George Whitefield
(1) Which two countries fought each other during the French and Indian War?
(2) Which country won the war?
(1) France and England
(2) England
Who was the Virginia Patriot who gave the famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech?
Patrick Henry
What was the name of several decisions made by the British, including the blockade of Boston Harbor, to punish the city of Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
What is to seal off or block from entering or leaving an area?
blockade
Who was the English hymn writer whose hymns began popular in the colonies during the Great Awakening?
Isaac Watts
Who was the commander of British troops during the French and Indian War?
General Edward Braddock
Who were the colonists who wanted America to be free from British rule?
Patriots
What event caused the death of five Boston citizens at the hands of British soldiers?
Boston Massacre
What phrase is used to describe how the colonies were forced to pay taxes without a government representative to defend the colonists' interests?
"taxation without representation"
What was the allowance of church membership without salvation into the Puritan church?
Half-Way Covenant
Who was the guide and military adviser to General Braddock during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental army?
George Washington