French and Indian War
Revolutionary Ideology
Revolutionary People
The War for Independence
Historical Hodgepodges
100
The clash between Britain and France for control of the North American continent sprang from their rivalry for control of
What is the Ohio River Valley?
100
Political theory of representative government, based on the principle of popular sovereignty, with a strong emphasis on liberty and civic virtue. Influential in eighteenth-century American political thought, it stood as an alternative to monarchical rule.
What is republicanism?
100
This man was a prominent businessman and loyalist politician, and eventually governor, of Massachusetts Bay in the years leading up the American Revolution.
Who was Thomas Hutchinson?
100
In May 1775, a tiny American force under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured the British garrisons at Ft. Ticonderoga and Crown Point in upper New York. What did the Americans secure as a result of this victory?
What was gunpowder and artillery?
100
Called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic.
What was Common Sense?
200
Intercolonial congress summoned by the British government to foster greater colonial unity and assure Iroquois support in the escalating war against the French.
What was the Albany Congress?
200
Eighteenth-century British political commentators who agitated against political corruption and emphasized the threat to liberty posed by arbitrary power. Their writings shaped American political thought and made colonists especially alert to encroachments on their rights.
Who were the Radical Whigs?
200
Scottish-born privateer who served the American cause during the American Revolution. His most famous engagement was at the Battle of Flamborough Head.
Who was John Paul Jones?
200
This action by the Americans contradicted the colonials' claim that they were merely fighting defensively for a redress of grievances.
What was the invasion of Canada?
200
The "Fighting Quaker" who cleared most of Georgia and South Carolina was.
Who was Nathanael Greene?
300
The Seven Years' War was also known in America as
What is the French and Indian War?
300
Republicans looked to the models of the ____ and ____ for examples of a just society.
Who were the Greeks and Romans?
300
French nobleman and soldier who served in the American Revolution.
What was the comte de Rochambeau?
300
Americans who opposed independence for the colonies were labeled ____ or ____, and the independence-seeking Patriots were also known as ____.
What were Loyalists, Tories, and Whigs?
300
Required that the colonists provide housing and food for British troops.
What was the Quartering Act?
400
During the French and Indian War, this battle ranks as one of the most significant victories in British and American history.
What is the Battle of Quebec?
400
In a republic, power comes from the ____.
Who are the people?
400
Failed brewer and major organizer of the Sons of Liberty.
Who was Samuel Adams?
400
The Americans' victory at this location brought the colonists much-needed aid and a formal alliance with France.
What was Saratoga?
400
Implied that every member of Parliament represented all British subjects everywhere.
What was virtual representation?
500
Bloody campaign waged by Ottawa chief to drive the British out of Ohio Country. It was brutally crushed by British troops, who resorted to distributing blankets infected with smallpox as a means to put down the rebellion.
What was Pontiac's Uprising?
500
The resolution that "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." was introduced into the Second Continental Congress by Virginia delegate
Who was Richard Henry Lee?
500
Brigadier General during the American Revolution who was noted for his Indian fighting in the Old Northwestern part of the country.
What was George Rogers Clark?
500
The basic strategy of the British in 1777 was to try to
What was isolate New England?
500
Translated as “runners of the woods,” they were French fur-trappers, also known as “voyageurs” (travelers), who established trading posts throughout North America. The fur trade wreaked havoc on the health and folkways of their Native American trading partners.
Who were Coureurs de bois?
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