People
The French and Indian War
The Revolutionary War
Vocabulary
Pre-Revolution Problems
Misc
100
This man was leader of the continental army when fighting against the English, defended Fort Duquesne from the French, and would later become president.
Who is George Washington?
100
England issued one of these when fighting the French and Indian war, signaling their willingness to spend as much money as it took to win the war.
What is a "blank check"
100
For every 1 soldier on the American side, England had this many soldiers.
What is 4?
100
A type of economic system where the mother country gets raw materials from its colonies, and then sells them back the finished product. The colonies act as a "warehouse" and the mother country acts as a "factory".
What is mercantilism?
100
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented colonists from settling anywhere west of what mountains?
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
100
The French and the Indians became close allies because of this valuable type of resource.
What is fur?
200
This man designed the "Join or Die" cartoon, wrote Poor Richard's Almanac, and was important in establishing a French alliance for the Patriot cause.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
At the conclusion of the war, the English got a lot of North American land from the French. However, they forbade colonists from settling it following this "announcement" in the early 1770s.
What is the Proclamation (line) of 1763?
200
Considered the first battle of the American Revolution, these Massachusetts towns were where colonial weapons were stored when the British tried to seize them.
What is Lexington and Concord?
200
This was the name for people in the colonies that wanted to remain loyal to England.
Who are loyalists?
200
This law established a tax on all paper goods. Like a tax every time you opened your phone.
What was the Stamp Act?
200
An "anti-English fan club" that dumped 18000 pounds of tea into Boston harbor.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
300
This man was king of England during the time of the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
300
This was the portion of land that the French and English fought over during the French and Indian War.
What is the Ohio river valley?
300
This was one major advantage the colonists have over the English when fighting the American Revolution on North American soil.
What is a familiarity with the land?
What is a commitment to win?
What is short supply lines?
What is a defensive strategy to outlast the British?
300
When people, in this case colonists, refuse to buy goods as a form of protest.
What is a boycott?
300
This law was an "indirect" (sneaky) tax on imported goods. Taxed things like lead and glass.
What is the Townshend Act?
300
This document was the official beginning of the Revolutionary War, since the colonists were finally telling the English exactly what they wanted.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
This man was the author of the popular colonial pamphlet Common Sense. People have criticized him for using too much auto tune (wait, that's the wrong guy...)
Who is Thomas Paine?
400
This rebellion (the Bacon's Rebellion of this unit) caused the English to prohibit colonists from settling on Indian land west of the Appalachian mountains.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
400
Washington's daring surprise attack during the Battle of Trenton had his soldiers do this to catch the English off guard.
What is cross a frozen river?
400
This was the nickname for colonist volunteers that wanted to fight the English. Their name came from their quick response time.
What is a minuteman?
400
During a protest, a group of English soldiers fire into the crowd and kill 5 people. The colonists refer to that event as this...
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
The British used these as a way to block trade from reaching colonial ports.
What is a blockade?
500
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence, telling the English that all men deserve their natural rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (wait, didn't he own slaves?)
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
The official name for what I referred to as "neglectful parenting", where England ignored the colonists and let them do what they wanted.
What is salutary neglect?
500
The Patriot victory during this battle convinced the French to form an alliance and help them defeat the English.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
500
This meeting among the 13 colonies was meant to figure out a way to stop Indian attacks. The colonists rejected it, saying that it sounded like big government.
What is the Albany Congress?
500
Following the Boston Tea Party, the English react drastically, writing these laws that prevented Boston traders from making a living. The Americans won't stand for this one.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
500
The British burn this major trading hub to the ground as a way to demoralize the colonists. What a shame, they have good pizza...
What is New York?
