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13 Colonies
True or False
New York
Here and There
100
How did Colonists feel about British imposed taxes and why?
They believed they should pay taxes only when it was their elected government that imposed them.
100
How did Colonists protest the taxes by the British?
Refused to by stamps, marched, Boston Tea Party, etc.
100
Most Iroquois supported the British.
True.
100
Who was Anna Strong?
A spy for Washington who hung her laundry and sent messages.
100
What does DBQ stand for?
Document Based Question
200
Who were the Patriots?
They supported freedom from Britain.
200
Where did the first battles of the Revolution take place?
What is Lexington and Concord?
200
Many battles of the French and Indian War were fought in NY
True.
200
Why was NY's location important in the war?
Centrally located, lots of water ways.
200
This was the meeting of leaders from the 13 Colonies.
What is the Continental Congress?
300
Who won the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?
Patriots.
300
Who was the African American Patriot who fought against the British?
James Forten
300
Sybil Ludington contributed to the war effort by collecting metal to make bullets and cannonballs.
False. She warned colonists that British troops were approaching.
300
Why was Yorktown important?
It was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
300
Who was Joseph Brant?
He led an Iroquois Army to try and help the British capture NY.
400
He led the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
400
This man became a major traitor to the Colonists by trying to allow the British to capture West Point.
Benedict Arnold.
400
New York's central location and access to waterways were not important to the British in their battles with the colonies.
False.
400
Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important?
It stopped the British from taking over NY, and it proved to the French that the colonists could actually be successful in this war.
400
What was effect of the French and Indian War?
Britain won the war, France was forced out of NY.
500
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
Name some differences between Loyalists and Patriots.
Patriot wants freedom from Britain, Loyalists remain loyal to King George.
500
Catherine Schuyler helped the war effort by acting as a spy for Washington's army.
False. She set her field of wheat on fire so the British couldn't eat it.
500
Which battle was a turning point for the Colonists because it earned French support?
The Battle of Saratoga.
500
Name one cause of the French and Indian War.
Britain and France both claimed land in North America.
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