French & Indian War
This war began because groups wanted control of land in the Ohio River Valley.
👉 What is the French and Indian War?
After the war, Britain had this major problem and expected colonists to help.
👉 What is debt?
This act taxed paper goods like newspapers and legal documents.
👉 What is the Stamp Act?
This event happened when soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists.
👉 What is the Boston Massacre?
This battle showed colonists could fight against British soldiers.
👉 What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This young officer’s actions helped start the war.
👉 Who is George Washington?
This proclamation prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.
👉 What is the Proclamation of 1763?
These acts taxed goods like tea, glass, and paper.
👉 What are the Townshend Acts?
Patriots used this event as propaganda to turn colonists against Britain.
👉 What is the Boston Massacre?
This leader was chosen to command the Continental Army.
👉 Who is George Washington?
These two groups used surprise attacks and knew the land well.
👉 Who are the French and Native Americans?
Colonists were upset because they believed their rights and freedoms were being…
👉 What is limited or taken away?
Colonists threw tea into this location during a protest.
👉 What is Boston Harbor?
This meeting brought colonial leaders together to respond to Britain.
👉 What is the First Continental Congress?
This pamphlet encouraged independence.
👉 What is Common Sense?
The British struggled early because their fighting style was designed for this type of place.
👉 What is open European battlefields?
This phrase explains why colonists protested taxes.
👉 What is “No taxation without representation”?
The Tea Act angered colonists because it gave power to this company.
👉 What is the British East India Company?
These were the first battles of the American Revolution.
👉 What are Lexington and Concord?
This document declared independence from Britain.
👉 What is the Declaration of Independence?
This battle helped Britain win the war.
👉 What is the Battle of Quebec?
This act said Britain still had full control over the colonies.
👉 What is the Declaratory Act?
These laws punished Massachusetts and united the colonies.
👉 What are the Intolerable Acts?
This man warned colonists that the British were coming.
👉 Who is Paul Revere?
These are the three natural rights listed in the Declaration.
👉 What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?