French & Indian War
Winner of French & Indian War
Who were the British?
A tax on sugar and molasses
What is the Sugar Act?
The reaction of the Boston Sons of Liberty to the Tea Act
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The first battles of the Revolutionary War
What was Lexington and Concord?
The commander of the Continental Army
Who was George Washington?
In addition to the land in the Ohio River Valley, this is what was being fought over
What is the fur trade?
A tax on legal documents
What is the Stamp Act?
Refusal to buy something
What is a boycott?
Washington's surprise attack of the Hessians
What was the Battle of Trenton?
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The American colonist who gained valuable military experience in the French & Indian War
Who was George Washington?
A tax on glass, paper, paint, lead and tea
What are the Townshend Acts?
A secret society formed to protest British policies
What are the Sons of Liberty?
The turning point of the war
What was the Battles of Saratoga?
The author of Common Sense
Who was Thomas Paine?
Following the French & Indian War, King George III passed this law
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
A tax meant to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party
What are the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts?
A violent act carried out against tax collectors
What is tarring-and-feathering?
The final major battle of the Revolutionary War
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
A Virginian who opposed the Stamp Act and famously said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
King George III sent this to enforce the Proclamation Line
What are 10,000 soldiers?
A direct tax on the colonists
What is the Stamp Act?
Famous phrase that demonstrates the colonists point of view toward British taxation
What is "no taxation without representation"?
The battle that convinced the French to become allies of the Patriots
What were the Battles of Saratoga?
A Frenchman who volunteered to help Washington's army
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?