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The first two settlements in the Americas were Roanoke and _____________.
Jamestown
What event was known for the dumping of one million dollars worth of tea in a harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What was the name of the act that taxed sugar and molasses?
Sugar Act
Wealthy silversmith who had growing tensions with British taxes!
"The British are Coming!"
Paul Revere
Another name for British redcoats!
Lobsterbacks
The ______________ led profitable fur trades amongst the French and the British, as tension built up between both sides on the matter.
The Ohio River Valley
What was another name for the French and Indian War?
Seven Years War
What did the Quartering Act do?
Allowed British troops to house in any home if they wished!
The person who aimed to find a faster sea route to Asia under the Spanish Monarchy!
Christopher Colombus
What was Great Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party? One thing they did!
Shut down ports
Forbid secret town meetings
Officials not be tried in the colonies
Quartering Act
The ___________ Exchange was a way for countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa to trade with Americas on exports/imports such as plants, animals, food, and more.
The Colombian Exhange
What prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763
When were the Townshend Acts established?
June 1767
Name of the general who surrendered at Yorktown due to a lack of necessary supplies and too many casualties!
Charles Cornwallis
What state did Spain give up to Great Britain as a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?
Florida
The first two people who were the first victims of the Boston Massacre were __________ and __________.
Edward Garrick and Crispus Adducts
What major battle of the American Revolutionary War included the American victory that had France help the colonists?
Battle of Saratoga
Which tax was the first established in March 1764?
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Sugar Act
Name of the group of people who dumped the tea into the Boston harbor? sons of ___________
Sons of Liberty
What rebellion led to Native Americans to defend their homeland violently from British settlement!
Pontiac's Rebellion
John Adams, Ben Franklin, and John Jay spoke negations with Great Britain for which they were able to ratify the _________________ for American Independence.
Treaty of Paris
When did the First Continental Congress first meet?
September 17th, 1774
What were the five things that the Townshend Act taxed on?
Glass, Paper, Paint, Lead, Tea
People who fought for their independence from Great Britain!
People who remained loyal to Great Britain!
Patriots and Loyalists!
Tell me what years did these battles occur!
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Siege of Yorktown
Saratoga - 1777
Trenton - 1776
Yorktown - 1781