Leaders
Who was the leader/General for the USA?
George Washington
Who did the British tax?
The Colonists (Americans)
This 1763 law prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
What is Aiden's favorite color?
A) Gray
B) Blue
C) Red
D) Orange
Gray
An event where Americans threw objects at Red coats for unfair taxation that led to deaths
Boston Massacre
Who was the king of Britain
King George III
What act taxed tea?
The Tea Act
This 1765 act where shop owners stamped paper products
Stamp Act
What two countries border America?
Canada and Mexico
A formal meeting of representatives from 12 of the 13 American colonies about the British
The First Continental Congress
Who was the king of France during this time
King Louis XVI
This 1765 law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents
Stamp Act
This 1773 event involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against the Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Who did America buy Alaska from
Russia
The act in 1765 that lead to a boycott of British goods
The Townshend Act
Who was the general for the British in the Battle of Yorktown
General Cornwallis
What were the two wars that lead Britain to tax the Colonies more?
7 years war and French and Indian war
This group, led by Samuel Adams, organized protests and spread information about British actions
Sons of Liberty
What war did the quote "Remember the Alamo!" originate from
Mexican-American War
This phrase expressed the colonists' belief that they shouldn't be taxed by the British
"No taxation without representation"
Who was the French American general who played a crucial role in the battle of Yorktown
Marquis de Lafayette
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This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine in 1776, argued for independence from Britain
Common Sense
Reason for America annexing Hawaii
Strategic military and economic considerations.
This 1774 act closed Boston Harbor and placed Massachusetts under direct British control as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts