Causes
This war led to massive debts for Great Britain
What is the French & Indian War
This is the number of Colonies that fought in the war
All 13 Colonies
Gun used during the war (has a long handle an difficult to reload)
Musket
To protect the people; the first 10 amendments to the Consitution
What is the Bill of Rights
This act taxed Colonists use of wine, coffee and sugar
What is the Sugar act
Nickname for the British Army
What are "Red Coats" or "Lobsterbacks."
These are citizens who were trained to go into battle.
What were: militias
What is the name of Mr. Smith's cat?
Who is Piper?
A fight between colonists and British soldiers, that resulted in the death of five American Colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre
In America a person who supported the fight for independence was called a
What is a Partriot
In this place, the Colonists threw 340 chests of tea in protest to the tea act.
What is the Boston Harbor?
The name of Ms. Smolen's son
Who is Elias?
King George issued this after the French and Indian war, which prevented Colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763
The leader of the Colonial Army
Who is George Washington?
During this battle Colonel William Prescott famously said, "do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
Battle of Bunker Hill
Knife or dagger put on the end of the musket
This phrase refers to the separation of power in the three branches of the US Government
What is checks and balances
Colonists forced to house British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act
This was an enslaved Black man who is considered the first person killed in the American Revolution
Who is Crispus Attucks
George Washington led the Colonists across this river on Christmas Eve of 1776
Delaware River
This document lays out the United States government
What is the Constitution
This phrase referred to the shots fired and Lexington and Concord
What is the "shot heard round the world"