Mystery
The name for colonial soldiers in militias
Minutemen
These people were vocal and often rebelled against the British in the North East
Sons of Liberty
Boston Massacre
This document was a direct result of the first battles and impactful literature in the colonies
Declaration of Independence
This treaty gave France's North American colonies and Florida to the British.
Treaty of Paris
He was a general in the French-Indian War, but later was a supporter of the idea to separate from England
George Washington
He wrote a short book that impacted the colonies
Thomas Paine
300 barrels were dumped into the river during this famous event
Boston Tea Party
The colonists were greatly impacted by this short book
Common Sense
This war ended in 1763. It is also called the 7 years war.
French and Indian War
This company had a monopoly on tea in the colonies
This person was influential in forming the Albany Plan, long before the first continental congress
Ben Franklin
These two cities were the first battles of the War for Independence
Lexington and Concord
Because of the war debt, Britain passed many laws to help raise funds. Name 3 of these laws
Writs of Assistance
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Declaratory Act
Townshend Acts
This was the name of the fort in East Tennessee that was attacked by Cherokee Indians during the French-Indian War.
Fort Loudoun
Colonists would often participate in these to fight back against the Stamp Act
boycotts
Name one of the three people famous for riding across Massachusetts to warn of the battles coming
Paul Revere
William Dawes
Samuel Prescott
This battle happened just outside of Boston
Bunker Hill (OR Breed's Hill)
After the tea parties, Britain passed these laws
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
King George issued this to keep the colonists from moving west of the Appalachin Mountains.
BONUS (100): What did Britain draw to show this on a map?
Proclamation of 1763
Bonus: Proclamation Line
This area was considered a frontier in the 1700s
Ohio River Valley
King who made decisions in the year 1763
George III
This meeting of leaders was called after the first battles of the war
First Continental Congress
The laws passed after the tea parties had these 3 main effects
Colonists had to pay for the tea
Town meetings were banned/governor was put in place
New Quartering act forced colonists to house British troops
The three main goals of the King's decision to keep colonists on the east of the Appalachian Mountains
1. Peace with American Indians
2. British control of Fur Trade
3. Defense of colonies by building forts