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Bacon's rebellion resulted from former indentured servants attempting to…
take land from Native Americans
Who was always caught in the middle of colonial land grabs?
The Native Americans
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act when it became clear that the:
Colonies might respond to the law by declaring independence
The first fighting between Redcoats and Minutemen occurred during the…
Battle of Lexington
All of the following were benefits that the Continental Army had over the British Army EXCEPT:
1 Motivation
2. Fighting tactics
3. Availability of supplies
4. Efficiency of communication
Availability of supplies
The 18th-century success secret of acquiring land, gold, and trading partners to gain power and wealth is known as _____.
Mercantilism
The ________________ was the first attempt the colonies made to unify.
Albany Plan
The _____________________ ended the French & Indian War.
Treaty of Paris
What was King George's most likely response to the Olive Branch Petition colonists sent him in 1775?
“Are you crazy?
All of the following were battle sites at which the Continental Army was victorious EXCEPT:
1. Trenton
2. Saratoga
3. Yorktown
4. Valley Forge
Valley Forge
People who paid off their passage to America by working for a master for several years were called:
Indentured servants
According to the Proclamation of 1763:
Settlers were prohibited from crossing the Appalachians
Samuel Adams and others called the confrontation between British soldiers and civilians in March of 1770 “the Boston Massacre” in order to:
Sway public opinion against the British
The Stamp Act Congress opposed the Stamp Act because it felt that Parliament should not:
Tax the colonists without representation
. The Treaty of Paris of 1783 was the agreement that resulted in:
An official end to the Revolutionary War
The economic basis of the Southern colonies was:
Farming
Provisions of the Navigation Acts
- Colonies can only trade with England
- Ships had to be ¾ English
- All goods had to pass through an English port
Based on the above provisions of the Navigation Acts, they demonstrate which term or event?
Mercantilism
. Committees of Correspondence were set up to improve communications between:
Northern and southern colonies
Sons of Liberty showed resistance to the Tea Act by ________.
Boston Tea Party
“Minutemen” was the name given to:
Colonial civilians who were willing to fight
French forts in _______ angered the colonists and the British.
Ohio River Valley
The Stamp Act, enacted by Parliament in 1765, was the first law that taxed the American colonists:
Without representation
In reaction to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the ____ to punish Boston.
Intolerable Acts
When writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson drew on John Locke’s concepts regarding:
Natural rights
What event convinced the French to openly support the colonies in their war against the British?
The Battle of Saratoga