French and Indian War
Name of the region controlled by the French in 1753, that was full of animal furs and navigable rivers.
Ohio River Valley
"__________________________" was a slogan developed in the 1700's by American revolutionists. Colonists believed that their voices were equally important to members of the British parliament. They felt that they should be notified of decisions that affected their economy.
"No Taxation without Representation"
The colony where the beginning of the American Revolution began in the cities of Lexington and Concord in 1775.
Massachusetts
__________, 1776 is significant because it marks the date the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, officially declaring the 13 American colonies' separation from Great Britain and establishing the United States of America as a sovereign nation
July 4th
______________created an engraving of the Boston Massacre. This engraving was condidered____________because it was biased towards the colonists. It made them look like helpless victims.
Paul Revere
propaganda
Effect of the French and Indian War that stated that no colonists could live west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
____________________ of 1765 required the colonists to provide living quarters, food, supplies, and transportation to the British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
Lexington and Concord saw more casualties for the Patriots, but they still won. The battle also raised doubt for the Patriots.
What is false about these two sentences?
Lexington and Concord saw less casualties for the Patriots. The battle raised hope for the Patriots.
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
A song sung by the British to mock the patriots during the Revolutionary War.
Yankee Doodle
This nation gained territory in Canada as a result of the French and Indian War.
Britain
_________________________of 1765 said the colonists had to pay taxes on all printed papers.
The Stamp Act
Name of the British General that surrendered at Yorktown after the French entered the Revolutionary War as an American Ally.
Cornwallis
The Declaration of Independence states that "...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable ____________, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..."
Rights
After the Revolutionary War, the Treaty of Paris of 1783 gave the United States what new territory?
The land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River.
The agreement signed between Britain and France at the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763.
The Treaty of Paris
________________________of 1770 and the ________________________of 1773 were effects of colonists angry about British taxation policies.
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The minute men and the colonial militias joined forces with____________________to fight for American Independence against Britain.
the Colonial Army
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to formally announce the American colonies' __________ from Great Britain, justifying their decision to revolt by outlining ____________ against the British government and stating their right to self-governance as an independent nation
separation
grievances
Men who volunteered to fight. They trained once or twice a week.
Minutemen
The illustrator of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to unite together in order to defeat the French.
Benjamin Franklin
This act was part of a series of 4 laws. One closed Boston Harbor to all commerce until the colonists paid a fine to compensate the East India Company for the tea.
This act united the colonies against Britain.
Coercive or Intolerable Acts
General of the Colonial Army and later the first president of the new nation.
George Washington
The name of the colony where the Second Continental Congress was held to discuss the formation of the Declaration of Independence.
Pennsylvania
Act of resistance to established rules or government
Can be violent or non-violent
Rebellion