Who was "kicked out" of North America as a reult of their loss in the French and Indian War?
The French
100
This is name given to a colonist who wanted idependence from Britain.
Patriot
100
This battle is often refered to as the shot heard 'round the world because it was the start of the Revolutionary War.
Lexington and Concord
100
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
100
Who is telling the story?
Tim Meeker
200
This is the name for the three sided trade route used by the colonists. The most notorious brought slaves in the Americas from Africa.
Triangular Trade
200
This is the name given to a colonist who wanted to remain part of Britain.
Loyalist
200
What group of German mercanaries did Washington pull a surprise attack by crossing the Delaware River in December of 1775?
Hessians
200
What was the name of Thomas Paine's pamphlet that explained why colonists should support the war?
Common Sense
200
What character dies for cholera on a prison ship?
Life Meeker
300
These laws were put in place by Britain to ensure that the colonists only traded with them.
Navigation Acts
300
Which side had a large, experienced, and well armed army?
British
300
This battle is considered a turning point in the war because it ended the British attempt to separate the colonies.
Battle of Saratoga
300
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
General George Washington
300
What does Sam steal from the family because the Continental Army lacked supplies?
The Brown Bess
400
What was Ben Franklin's plan to unify the colonies during the French and Indian War called?
Albany Plan of Union
400
Which side has passion and homefield advantage?
Americans
400
This is the last battle of the war.
Battle of Yorktown
400
This is a non violent form of protest where you refuse to buy or use a service until a policy is changed. It is effective because it caused the business to lose money $$.
Boycott
400
What another name for a loyalist used in the book?
Tory
500
This "ism" is the belief that colonies should benefit the Mother Country (Britain).
mercantilism
500
What side did the Iroquois Confederacy take during the war?
Some allied with Britain others allied with Americans
500
This is the name for the hit and run style of warfare waged by the Americans.
Guerilla warfare
500
No taxation without representation was a protest montra used by Patriots. Where did the colonists not have representation or a say in new laws?
British Parliament
500
What term is used for a British soldier in the book?