People
This man was a British Solider, the leader of the Continental Army, and our first president of the United States. (pg. 189)
Who was George Washington?
This bay was next to where Cornwallis tried to escape from Yorktown. (pg.235)
What is Chesapeake Bay?
This event was where the Patriots tried to keep the British soldiers off the hill but on the third try, the British won.(pg.208)
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The British government made this act in 1774 that forces people to do things.(pg.204)
What is the Coercive Acts of 1774?
This word means a piece of land surrounded by water.(pg.235)
What is peninsula?
This group has protested and boycotted British goods to repeal the Stamp Act and get a representative. (pg. 195)
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
This place was fought over by Patriots and British soldiers. (pg.208)
What is Breed’s Hill?
This event was where colonists wore disguises and ships brought British tea and people broke open chests of tea. (pg.203)
What is the Boston Tea Party?
King George III of England kept colonists from expanding further to keep peace with the American Indians after they got a treaty in 1763.(pg.193)
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
This word means volunteer armies of colonists.(pg.207)
What is militias?
This man has passed many acts and made people mad by not giving them a say in anything. (pg. 194)
Who is King George III?
This place is was where the Boston Tea Party happened.(pg.203)
What is Griffin’s Wharf?
This event was where some people wanted peace and freedom and since this petition was made, it caused the king to ban all trade with colonies.(pg.213)
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
This declaration happened in the 1700s where everyone got equal and certain rights when colonies sign the document.(pg.216)
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This word means to attempt to overthrow someone’s government. (pg.215)
What is treason?
This person made the Albany Plan of Union to make treaties with colonies.(pg. 193)
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This place was when Washington and his troops retreated to and 2,000 men died of disease because the conditions in the winter were terrible and they did not have enough food and warm clothes.(pg.232)
What is Valley Forge?
This event was a conflict in Lexington and Concord that lasted until March 1776.(pg.224)
What is the Siege of Boston?
This act was made by Parliament in 1767 that put taxes on many things, one of them was paper. (pg.197)
What is the Townshend Acts?
This word means the killing of many people. (pg.201)
What is massacre?
These people were able to make laws and acts during 1766. (pg. 197)
Who were Parliament?
This place was where Benedict Arnold betrayed the Patriots by surrendering to the British and the plan failed. He became the most famous traitor. (pg.225)
What was West Point, New York?
This act happened after the Boston Tea Party got destroyed in 1773.(pg.204)
What is the Coercive Acts of 1774?
This person told Washington and his troops to retreat but Washington was furious because he couldn’t reorganize American ranks in time so Washington went to join other American forces along the Hudson River.(pg.234)
Who was American General Charles Lee?
A plan of government, usually written, but may be oral.(pg.229)
What is constitution?