French & Indian war
This was the main enemy of the British and their colonists in the French and Indian War.
Who are the French (and their Native American allies)?
The British claimed they had the right to tax the colonists through virtual representation in this body.
What is Parliament?
This person wrote the influential pamphlet, Common Sense, arguing for independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
A major advantage of the British military was the presence of a powerful navy, which was the largest in the world at the time.
What is the Royal Navy?
The final decisive battle of the war, where the British general Cornwallis surrendered.
What is Yorktown?
This 1763 rebellion was led by Native Americans against the British after the French were defeated.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
The 1765 act that taxed almost all printed materials, including newspapers and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
These two Massachusetts towns were the site of the "shots heard 'round the world" starting the war.
What are Lexington and Concord?
The colonists' greatest advantage was fighting on their home ground and their deep commitment to their cause.
What is familiarity with the land?
This nation provided crucial naval support and military aid that helped the colonists win the war.
What is France?
The Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists from settling west of this mountain range.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
Colonists who dumped tea into the Boston Harbor were disguised as American Indians in this protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This group of colonists remained loyal to the British Crown and opposed the Patriots.
Who are the Loyalists?
This German-speaking soldier who helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
This American general was known as the "Swamp Fox" for his hit-and-run attacks in the South.
Who is Francis Marion?
The major war in Europe that accompanied the French and Indian War was called War?
What is the Seven Years' War?
This phrase was the main argument used by the colonists to protest British taxation.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
This document, signed on July 4, 1776, declared the colonies free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Washington won a surprise victory at Trenton against soldiers hired by the British, known by this name.
Who are the Hessians?
The treaty that formally ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris (of 1783)?
Land and control of the lucrative fur trade were the main sources of conflict between the French and British in North America.
What is land (or the fur trade)?
This organization of colonial women helped the boycott of British goods by weaving cloth and making other items.
What are the Daughters of Liberty?
This group met in Philadelphia in 1774 to organize a unified colonial response to the Intolerable Acts.
What is the First Continental Congress?
The British made the mistake of underestimating this group of colonial soldiers who used guerrilla tactics.
What are the militias (or Patriots)?
After the war, this country gained all the land east of the Mississippi River, except for Florida.
What are the United States?