Review
What was the earliest from of democracy in the New World (hint NY)?
Iroquois Confederacy
Who won the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
Which act taxed legal documents and papers?
What is the term to describe the American citizen army (volunteer soldiers or minutemen)?
militia
What were African Americans promised if they joined the British military?
their freedom
House of Burgesses
What European country did Great Britain fight against in the French and Indian War?
What was the name of a colonist who sided with Great Britain? What was the name of a colonist who wanted independence?
Loyalist
Patriot
What was the purpose of forming the Sons of Liberty?
to protest British policies of taxation without representation
Which side was expected to win the Revolutionary War and why?
British - they had more troops, weapons, experienced military
What was the first democracy in New England?
Mayflower Compact
Which side did most Native Americans (excluding the Iroquois) side with during the F & I War and why?
France - because the French treated the colonists with more respect than the British
What act permitted only the British East India Company to sell tea to colonists?
Tea Act
What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlets?
To inform and convince the American colonists to protest against British rule
Which side had a stronger motivation for fighting in the Revolutionary War? The Americans or British
Americans
Who was the mother country of the 13 colonies?
Great Britain (England)
What land were the French and British fight for?
Ohio River Valley
What act taxed household items such as lead, paint and glass?
Townshend Acts
What was the name given to the group of colonies that met together in Philadelphia - to develop plans of protest against British rule?
the Continental Congress
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What is the economic term for the existence of colonies is the provide raw materials to the mother country?
mercantilism
What year did the French and Indian War end - what treaty officially ended it?
1763 - The Treaty of Paris
What Acts were placed on the colonists in reponse to the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Sam Adams
Paul Revere
John Hancock
What was an advantage and disadvantage of Great Britain's red uniforms?
Advantage- the red uniforms symbolized prestige (status) intimadation
Disadvantage - the red uniforms made them easy targets