French & Indian War
Who supported the France in North America?
American Indians
Who said "Give me liberty, or give me death"?
Patrick Henry
Who rode through the countryside to warn patriots that the British were on their way?
Paul Revere
Where does Washington and men stay in the winter of 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
What is the form of government called when people elect government officials?
A Republic
What is the area that is wanted by both France and England?
Ohio River Valley
What was the group name of the colonists who protested British taxes?
Sons of Liberty
When did the Revolutionary War begin? (month, day, year)
April 19, 1775
What battle was a major turning point, encouraging France to ally with the Colonists?
Saratoga
Boston Massacre
What year does the French and Indian War begin?
1754
Who did Colonists believe could tax them?
Their own elected officials
What two locations are the first battle sites of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
Who became an ally of France but not America during the War?
Spain
George Washington
What officially ends the French and Indian War? You need to include the year.
Treaty of Paris (1763)
What required colonists to pay a tax on all paper goods?
Stamp Act
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What officially ends the American Revolution? You need the year too.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
What is Salutary Neglect?
Colonies are granted self-rule if they follow British law
Proclamation of 1763
What did colonists often call the Quartering, Stamp, and Sugar Act?
Intolerable Acts
When did the newly formed Congress approve the Declaration of Independence? (month, day, year)
July 4, 1776
Where did Cornwallis officially surrender to the Continental Army? City, State/colony
Yorktown, New Jersey
What is Manumission?
Voluntarily freeing enslaved people
What proposed plan offered colonial unity under British authority? And who wrote it?
Albany Plan of Union; Benjamin Franklin
What was the boycott of British goods called?
Nonimportation Agreements
What did Jefferson call Natural Rights?
Unalienable Rights
Who led alliance negotiations with France?
Benjamin Franklin
What was organized by Samuel Adams to improve leadership and cooperation?
Committees of Correspondence