Important People
Great Awakening
French and Indian War
Acts
Revolutionary Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

This man built fort Necessity during the French & Indian War. He was also Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. 

George Washington 

100

The Great Awakening was an "awakening" of what?

religious tolerance

100

He was the King of England during the American Revolution. He issued this, that angered colonists.

KING GEORGE III. What is The Proclamation of 1763

100

This act put a tax on foreign sugar and other luxury items.

Sugar Act

100

It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.

Loyalist

100

The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:

TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION

200

Created the Join or Die political cartoon during the French and Indian War.

Ben Franklin

200

Did this period lead to religious unity (all one religion) or religious diversity (new and different religions)?

religious diversity (new and different denominations)

200

The British were taxing the colonies to pay debts from which war?

French & Indian War

200

This act was given by the king of England, basically saying to the colonies, "You work for us and you belong to us".

Declaratory Act

200

Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.

Patriot

200

This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.

BOSTON MASSACRE

300

Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?

Thomas Paine

300

George Whitefield was a pastor involved in what spiritual movement?

The Great Awakening

300

Area of land that the French & Indian War was fought over:

Ohio River Valley

300

This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.

Stamp Act

300

This is an unofficial army of citizens that come together to fight:

Militia

300

1st battle of the American Revoltuion is called:

Battle of Lexington & Concord

400

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

400

A popular idea from this period is the belief that we are born with natural rights given to us by whom?

God
400

This was made after there was constant fighting between the colonists and Natives, and it declared that colonists were not to settle past a certain boundary.

Proclamation Line (1763)

400

The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.


Boston Tea Party

400

Name of the British government 

Parliament

400

This was made by the colonists and sent to the king as the last attempt at peace during the 2nd Continental Congress. 

Olive Branch Petition

500

This was a plan made by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonists during the French & Indian War under the slogan, "Join or Die".

Albany Plan of Union

500

The most prominent preacher from this movement.

Johnathan Edwards

500

This is the fort which was built in what would become TN during the French & Indian War.

Fort Loudon

500

This act stated that ships comong from the colonies had to go through England first, and that any ship used had to be an English ship.

Navigation Acts 

500

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

Patriots who used any means necessary (protests, violence, threats) to resist English rule.

500

Explain the economic system of mercantilism.

The mother country (Britain) controlling trade (in the colonies) to promote wealth.

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