French and Indian War / Colonial Unrest
When did the French and Indian War begin AND end?
Double points for giving WHAT ended the war. BE SPECIFIC.
1754-1763
Double: Treaty of Paris of 1763
What was the Tea Act?
A British policy that made cheaper tea, but made American businesses lose money.
What was the Boston Port Act?
Double points:
What event led to the Intolerable Acts (specifically, THIS Act?)
Closing of the Boston Harbor.
Double points:
Boston Tea Party
This was the first 2 battles of the Revolutionary War.
Double points:
What were the names of the 2 legendary riders who snuck out of Boston to warn colonial towns?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Double:
Paul Revere
William Dawes
What was the name of the event that made the French willing to enter into alliance with America?
TRIPLE points:
Give BOTH important dates of this event.
Battles of Saratoga
Why was taxing the colonies such a problem?
They had no representation in British Parliament
OR
"No taxation without representation"
What event did the Tea Act lead to?
Boston Tea Party
What was the Massachusetts Government Act?
The removal of representative government in the colonies.
Who was the president of the Second Continental Congress?
Double points:
Who did the Second Continental Congress appoint as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
John Hancock
Double:
George Washington
What is the name of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
Double points:
What was the name of the British General who lost the battle and was forced to surrender?
Battle of Yorktown
Double:
General Cornwallis
What was the Proclamation Act of 1763?
Established a line that forbade colonists from expanding westward.
Double points:
How much money was wasted?
Double:
About $1 million
What was the Impartial Administration Act?
What was the event that led American colonists to be convinced that they should declare independence?
The publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense
What was the event, led by George Washington, that turned the war in favor of America after the Declaration of Independence?
The Crossing of the Delaware River
What was the Stamp Act?
Double points: Give the year it was enacted.
A tax on all legal documents used in or out of the colonies.
Around 150 years
What was the Quebec Act?
Double points:
Why was this such a problem for colonists?
The expansion of French borders south.
Double points:
Americans hated French Catholics
OR
French borders extended into American lands
What was the battle the Americans won that led to the Continental Congress officially declaring war (but not independence) against great Britain?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the "birthplace" of the American army?
Double points:
What was the name of the drill instructor that made the American army more powerful?
Valley Forge
Double:
Friedrich von Steuben
What was the Boston Massacre?
Double points:
What was the ACT that happened a few years before this event?
A deadly street fight between colonists and British soldiers resulting in the deaths of 5 Americans.
Double:
Quartering Act of 1765
Who were involved in the Boston Tea Party?
Double Points:
Give the name of the leader.
Sons of Liberty
Double:
Samuel Adams
What was the Quartering Act of 1774?
Double points:
How was THIS act different from the Quartering Act of 1765?
Colonists must provide housing for British military personnel.
Double points:
1765 - Colonists must BUILD British military housing
1774 - Colonists must allow British into their homes.
What was the name of the FORMAL motion for the Continental Congress to declare their independence?
Double Points:
Give the FULL name of the man responsible for this motion.
Double:
Richard Henry Lee
What is the name of the event that officially ended the war?
Give the year or no points.
Treaty of Paris of 1783