French and Indian War
What two countries were fighting for control of the Ohio River Valley?
Britain and France.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 prevent colonists from doing?
Settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What group organized protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act?
The Sons of Liberty.
Who was chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington.
What battle was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Yorktown.
Who led Virginia militia against French and American Indian forces at the beginning of the war?
George Washington.
Why did Great Britain begin taxing the colonies after the French and Indian War?
Britain needed money to pay its war debt.
What happened during the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.
What idea from John Locke influenced the Declaration of Independence?
People have natural or unalienable rights.
What did General Cornwallis do at Yorktown?
He surrendered to the American and French forces.
Why did Benjamin Franklin propose the Albany Plan of Union?
To unite the colonies for better defense.
What did the Sugar Act tax?
Imported molasses and sugar.
How did Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre increase colonial anger?
It portrayed British soldiers as dangerous and helped rally opposition to Britain.
What military event convinced France to support the American cause?
The Battle of Saratoga.
What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 officially recognize?
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
What did Britain increase that helped it eventually defeat France?
Its financial and military support.
What was the main complaint behind the phrase “No taxation without representation”?
Colonists were being taxed without having representatives in Parliament.
What did the Sons of Liberty do with the tea during the Boston Tea Party?
They dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
Who trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge and helped improve its discipline?
Baron von Steuben.
What was one major result of the American victory at Yorktown?
It effectively brought the major fighting of the Revolutionary War to an end.
Why did many colonists want to move west into the Ohio River Valley after the war?
They wanted fertile farmland and more land.
What did the Quartering Act require colonists to provide for British soldiers?
Housing and supplies.
What was one important result of the Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress was formed.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered a major turning point in the Revolutionary War?
It helped convince France to support the American cause.
Put these events in the correct order: Boston Tea Party, French and Indian War, Battle of Yorktown, Proclamation of 1763, Treaty of Paris 1783.
1. French and Indian War
2. Proclamation of 1763
3. Boston Tea Party
4. Battle of Yorktown
5. Treaty of Paris 1783.