French & Indian War
Besides European powers, which groups of people actively occupied and hunted in the Ohio River Valley prior to and during the war?
Native Americans
Who wrote the famous 1776 pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What event occurred when colonists boarded ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British policies?
Boston Tea Party
What two battles in April 1775 marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord.
What orange vegetable is most commonly carved into a jack-o'-lantern?
Pumpkin
Which group of people first built forts in the early to mid-1700s to claim and protect their land rights in the Ohio River Valley?
French
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What 1763 law restricted colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763.
At what battle did the Patriots suffer heavy casualties but prove they could stand up to the British army?
The Battle of Bunker Hill.
In Halloween folklore, what is the name for a spirit that supposedly returns from the dead to haunt the living?
A Specter or Ghost
Dispute over this territory in North America was a primary cause of the French and Indian War
Ohio River Valley.
What were colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain called?
Loyalists, also called Tories.
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What British law placed a tax on printed materials such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards?
Stamp Act
What 1777 American victory convinced France to openly support the Patriots?
The Battle of Saratoga.
What 1818 novel tells the story of a scientist who creates a living being from body parts?
Frankenstein
What major economic measure did the British government enforce on the American colonies as a direct effect of the debt from the French and Indian War?
Taxation
What German soldiers fought for the British during the Revolutionary War?
Hessians
What was the main complaint colonists had about British taxes?
They were being taxed without representation in Parliament.
At what 1781 battle did British General Cornwallis surrender, effectively ending major fighting in the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Yorktown.
What famous trials took place in Massachusetts in 1692 to try and find Women that had made a deal with the Devil?
Salem Witch Trials
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What plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 with the goal uniting all 13 colonies?
Albany Plan
What Prussian military officer helped train Washington's soldiers at Valley Forge?
Friedrich von Steuben.
How did the British government punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party?
It passed the Intolerable Acts.
What famous crossing of the Delaware River helped Washington surprise the Hessians on Christmas night in 1776?
The crossing before the Battle of Trenton.
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, what terrifying, figure rides a horse through the night?
The Headless Horseman.