Colonies
Was America always free?
No
What did the the colonists need to see themselves as to start a revolution?
American
Who fought in the 7-years war?
Great Britain and France
Who won the Revolutionary War?
USA
Who was the 1st president?
George Washington
Who controlled the colonies in America?
Great Britain
What ocean is separating Great Britain and America?
Atlantic ocean
Why was Great Britain in debt?
They borrowed money to fund the 7-years war.
What was George Washington before he was President?
General
Why is Paul Revere important?
Warned the patriots that the British are coming by land
What was the main crop grown in Jamestown?
Tobacco
Who came up with the social contract?
Rousseau
What did American adopt in reaction to Stamp act and Quartering act?
What was Valley Forge?
Army campsite in Pennsylvania
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
How many colonies were there?
13
What is the term for hands off policy that Britain used on the New World?
Salutary neglect
What did the Proclamation Line say?
Prohibited Anglo-Americans from settling on French territories
What battle was a crucial turning point?
Saratoga
What General led the crossing of the delaware?
George Washington
What were the reasons for making the colonies?
Lumber
Gold
Production materials
Quakers, Puritans, Debtors, Vagrants
Name some of the items taxed under the Stamp act.
Legal documents
Playing cards
Name the land America got with the Treaty of Paris.
Everything in between Canada and Florida, east of the Mississippi
Name some of the famous people that signed the declaration of independence?
John Hancock, John penn, John Adams