The French and Indian War
Unrest in the Colonies
Revolution in New York
Miscellaneous
General Review
100
Who are the two opposing sides in the French and Indian War?
Who are the French and the British
100
What is the name of the group of people who were against British rule
Who are the Patriots
100
Who is Sybil Ludington?
Who is the 16-year old daughter of a militia colonel who told to soldiers to gather for battle
100
What does it mean to retreat?
What is turn back
100
What is an indentured servant?
What is a person who promises to work for an employer in the colony for a period of time.
200
What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?
What is the Treaty of Paris
200
What was the name of the group that met to discuss the colonists relationship with Great Britain?
What is the Continental Congress
200
What is the name of the British general who had a plan to capture the entire New York colony?
Who is General John Burgoyne
200
Who was the American general who led soldiers at the Battle of Saratoga?
Who is Horatio Gates
200
What is a gristmill?
What is a place where grain is ground into flour.
300
What political union did William Johnson ask to support the British?
What is the Iroquois Confederacy
300
Why was the Declaration of Independence an important statement for our country?
What is because it states that the colonies should become independent, or free, from British rule
300
Why was the location of New York so important during the American Revolution?
What is because it was in the middle of the colonies and was strategic for sending messages, men, and supplies.
300
What is the name and the nickname of the French general who teams up with George Washington?
Who is General Rochambeau/ Papa
300
What came first, the Stamp Act or the British capture of Quebec?
What is the British capture Quebec
400
The French wanted to stop British colonists from moving into lands west of what?
What is the Appalachian Mountains
400
What was the reason behind Britain making the colonists pay taxes on certain goods?
What is because of the expense of the French and Indian War
400
What song if the British soldiers play as they left Yorktown?
What is "The World Turned Upside Down"
400
Who suggested at the Albany Congress that the colonies should join together under one government?
Who is Benjamin Franklin
400
Why does the American Revolution matter?
What is because it made the 13 colonies a separate country (make own laws)
500
What year did the French and Indian War begin?
What is 1754
500
How many chests of valuable tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor?
What is 342
500
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?
What is because it convinced the French to help out the Americans.
500
What is a macaroni?
What is a British man who liked fancy clothes and showed off
500
When did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
What is 1776
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