What is another name for the French and Indian War?
Seven Years War
What Act forced colonists to purchase cheaper foreign molasses and pay taxes on it?
The Sugar Act
What Native American leader led a revolt against the colonists around the Great Lakes region?
Pontiac
The Tea Act encouraged colonists to purchase tea from the British East India Company which sparked this colonist protest.
The Boston Tea Party
When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4, 1776
What river valley was initially disputed at the start of the French and Indian War?
Which Act forced colonists to house British troops that were still in North America after the French and Indian War?
The Quartering Acts
Samuel Adams was one of the leaders of this Boston group that resisted British rule.
Sons of Liberty
At what event did five people died with the first to fall being African American named Crispus Attucks.
The Boston Massacre
How many sections does the Declaration of Independence have?
4
What river did Great Britain’s territory expand west to at the conclusion of the French and Indian War?
Mississippi River
Which Act forced colonists to pay a tax and provide physical evidence on all printed material?
The Stamp Act
What was the name of the pamphlet that Thomas Paine wrote that inspired colonists movement toward independence?
Common Sense
“The shot heard round the world” was fired at this battle which sparked the American Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
Name a member that was on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Robert Livingston
John Adams
Roger Sherman
Benjamin Franklin
What officially ended the French and Indian War?
The Treaty of Paris, 1763
Which Act suspended the Massachusetts general court and limited town meetings to once a year?
The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
What slogan did the colonists use to demonstrate their objection to taxes without a voice in the British government?
“No taxation without representation”
Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1774 and decided to form colonial militias as well as emphasizing the continued boycott on British goods.
First Continental Congress
What is the first section of the Declaration of Independence called?
Preamble
Who ended the French and Indian War on behalf of Great Britain?
King George III
Which act forced colonists to pay duties on goods rather than direct taxes?
The Townshend Acts
Colonists continued to move west of the ____________ despite the Proclamation of 1763 which forbade it.
Appalachian Mountains
Delegates met in 1775 and determined that it was time for the colonies to declare their independence.
Second Continental Congress
Who wrote to John Adams and encouraged him to include women and slaves in the Declaration of Indepence?
Abigail Adams