The French and Indian War
Who was the French and Indian war between?
France and Britain
This old guy became the General of the American Army
George Washington
What was the Stamp Act a tax on?
Paper goods, newspapers, playing cards
How many lanterns were supposed to be lit if the British were attacking by sea?
2
What was the problem for the Americans in Valley Forge?
They didn't have enough food, clean water, supplies and there was lots of illness.
What were they fighting over?
Who owned more and what land in America
This old guy wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Who dressed up as Native Americans to dump tea into Boston Harbor? (The Boston Tea Party)
The Son's of Liberty
What year did the Americans declare their freedom?
1776
What country joined the Americans to help them defeat the British?
France
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British (England)
This old guy was rumored to have rode a horse yelling "the British are coming" (even though he really did not)
Paul Revere
Why was Great Britain SO mad about the Boston Tea Party?
It cost them a ridiculous amount of money
Why were the British sure at the beginning of the war that they could beat the Americans?
The British were better trained, had more weapons and had the best navy in the world at the time.
The last major battle of the American Revolution was Yorktown. Why did the British have to surrender there?
They were trapped between the French navy (on the water) and George Washington and the Americans on land.
They owned a lot in war debt
This fictional old guy was a long, skinny teacher who got into it with the headless horseman
Icabod Crane
What was the Boston Massacre?
A conflict between colonists and the British where a British solider opened fire on a crowd of colonists after they were taunting him. He killed several colonists.
Who were "Lobster Backs?"
The redcoats or the British
1783
Why do Central and South America speak mostly Spanish while we speak English in the US?
It is because Spain took over that part of the world and England took over the US
This fictional old guy went into the forest to get away from his wife and fell asleep for 18 years
Rip Van Winkle
What was the Quartering Act?
The colonists had to give their house and food to any British solider that asked them.
What was a minuteman?
A solider who had a normal job like a farmer but could be ready at a minute's notice to fight
What was the peace treaty called that the British signed surrendering to the Americans?
The Treaty of Paris