Map Skills
the line of latitude that goes around the middle of the world
Equator
in the Great Awakening, his hymns became accepted in the colonies
Isaac Watts
appointed as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
the land claimed by France that is now Canada, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River
New France
an agreement between two or more countries
Treaty
the smallest continent
Australia
remembered as the most powerful voice in the Great Awakening
Whitefield
members of the Second Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
took control of the entire North American continent east of the Mississippi River
England
did not have representation in England to speak for them
Colonists
the largest continent
Asia
refused to allow the colonies to trade with other countries in Europe
King George III
president of the Second Continental Congress
John Hancock
British fought alongside the colonists against the French and Native Americans in this war
French and Indian War
five citizens of Boston were killed in this incident
Boston Massacre
the smallest ocean
Arctic
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
wanted America to be free from England’s rule
Patriots
sent by England, trained his men to fight as they did in Europe, marched his men in rows, announcing their arrival with drums and bagpipes
General Braddock
dressed like Native Americans and boarded three English ships in Boston Harbor, threw tea into the water
Sons of Liberty
the largest ocean
Pacific
one of the Sons of Liberty, volunteered to warn the townspeople of the British troops movement
Paul Revere
remained loyal to England
Loyalists
taxes the colonists had to pay when they bought a newspaper, marriage certificate, almanac, or other printed document
Stamp Act
when the Sons of Liberty threw the English tea into the harbor
Boston Tea Party
the coldest ocean
Arctic Ocean
trained to be ready to fight at a minute’s notice
Minutemen
representatives of the colonies wrote a declaration of rights that American colonists should have… they then sent their list of demands to England
First Continental Congress
the colonies called England’s unfair decisions… to block the Boston Harbor
Intolerable Acts
England decided to block the entrance to the Boston Harbor
Blockade
the warmest ocean
Indian Ocean
members decided to declare independence from England and made important decisions in preparation for war
Second Continental Congress
began in 1775
American War for Independence