Dates
First Continental Congress
1774
Who was the most powerful voice of the Great Awakening?
George Whitefield
What denomination was founded by John and Charles Wesley?
Methodist
The man that preached the most famous sermon in American history was ?
Jonathan Edwards
Who was the Swamp Fox?
Francis
Boston Tea party
1773
Who was the first black female writer in America?
Phillis Wheatly
Who agreed to surrender West Point to the British in exchange for a large sum of money?
Benedict Arnold
The British secured control of the St. Lawrence River during the French and Indian war
with a victory at the battle of ?
Quebec
Who was the Fighting Quaker?
Nathaniel Greene
Battle of Yorktown
1781
Who helped lead a Stamp Act protest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
John Adams
What town did Washington capture from the Hessians on Christmas night in 1776?
Trenton
After losing the city of Philadelphia, General Washington's army spent the winter camped at?
Valley Forge
Which country lost most of her American territory in the Treaty of Paris?
France
Stamp Congress Act
1765
Who was the prime minister who passed the Intolerable Acts?
Charles Townshend
What were the results of the halfway Covenant?
Churches became corrupted, but membership increased.
Who was the British commander in chief who replaced William Howe?
Henry Clinton
What is the full date for the adoption of the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
Treaty of Paris
1783
Who was the British statesman from Ireland that defended the American colonies?
Edmund Burke
What was the function of the Stamp Act?
The act required all publications and legal documents to be taxed by purchasing stamps from
the government.
Who was the patriot commander at the Battle of Saratoga?
Horatio Gates
What is the full date for the start of the War for Independence?
April 19,1775