Earlier People
Who helped the Pilgrims survive at Plymouth?
Squanto (Tisquantum)
What was the Quartering Act (1765)?
American colonists had to house and feed English soldiers
Where did the War for Independence begin?
Lexington, Massachusetts
When was the Declaration of Independence accepted?
July 4, 1776
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is William Penn know for?
A Quaker who founded the colonies of Pennsylvania and Delaware
What was the Stamp Act (1765)?
Colonists had to buy stamps for all important papers, books, newspapers
What was the 1770 Boston Massacre?
Five people were killed when throwing things at English guards
What was the Pilgrims’ 1620 agreement to form a government?
The Mayflower Compact
Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
Who were Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield?
Important evangelists in the Great Awakening
What was the Declaratory Act (1766)?
England’s Parliament said they could control the American colonies however they wanted
What was the name of the religious revival in America during the 1730s and 1740s?
Great Awakening
What document starts out, “We hold these truths to be self-evident”?
The Declaration of Independence
What is Samuel Adams known for?
A Boston patriot in favor of independence
Who organized the Native Americans to fight the colonists after the French and Indian War?
Pontiac
What were the Townshend Acts (1767)?
Taxes on goods from England (glass, lead, paint, paper, tea)
What was the 1754-1763 fight in North America between England and France?
The French and Indian War
What was the title of Thomas Paine’s pro-independence pamphlet?
Common Sense
Who was the leader of the American army during the War for Independence?
George Washington
What English leader in Parliament crafted the victory in the French and Indian War?
William Pitt
What were the Intolerable Acts (1774)?
Took away Massachusetts freedoms and closed Boston harbor
What happened on April 18, 1775, the night before the battles in Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere and William Dawes warned Minutemen outside Boston
What was the impact of England’s Proclamation of 1763?
It ordered colonists not to settle west of the Appalachians
Which British prime minister passed the 1765 Stamp Act?
George Grenville