French & Indian War
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
British and French
Proclaimation of 1763
Issued by King George III, and said that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Name of the King who ruled Great Britain during the time leading up to and time during the Revolutionary War
King George III
Song created by the British to mock colonists
Yankee Doodle
The act of betraying one's country is known as a what?
Treason
What were the two main countries fighting over?
Land
What is the Stamp Act
This law made people pay a tax on paper items and required an official stamp on paper.
What was shown in the "Join or Die" cartoon
A woman known for writing letters to her husband during the war, and asked him to "remember the ladies"
Abigail Adams
Colonists
people who lived in the American Colonies run by Great Britain.
What area was highly sought after during the French and Indian War? Both sides wanted this land.
The Ohio River Valley
The Townsend Acts
This law taxed things brought into the colonies, like tea, glass, and paint.
Famous saying that expressed the colonists anger with their lack of representation in Parliment
"No taxation without representation!"
Primary role of women during the Revolutionary War
to stay and take care of the house and children; sometimes they acted as nurses or aided on the battlefield
Redcoats
nickname for British soldiers
On what coast were the colonies located?
The East Coast bordering the Atlantic Ocean
The Tea Act (and results)
Required colonists to purchase tea from one company.
This law led directly to the famous event where colonists threw tea into the harbor (Boston Tea Party).
What did the patriots dress up as when they went to board the tea ships?
American Indians
Daughters of Liberty
Similar to the Sons of Liberty, this was a group of women who supported the patriot cause.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Also called the Coercive Acts, these were used to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Who created the Join or Die Cartoon?
Sugar Act
taxed sugar and molasses
John Hancock and Patrick Henry were key figures in what group?
Sons of Liberty
Sewed the first American Flag
Betsy Ross
A loyalist is what?
Colonist who remain loyal to England
The French and Indian War has two names. What is the other name?
The Seven Years' War
True or False did the colonist tar and feather royal officals, merchants, and loyalists.
True
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
Patrick Henry
True or False: The Albany Plan of Union was successful in the colonies
False
Boycott
to refuse to buy something as a form of protest
The Albany Plan of Union was proposed by who?
Benjamin Franklin
Quatering Act
required colonists to house and feed British soldiers who lived in the colonies
What was the main goal of the Sons of Liberty?
supporting independence and organizing protests to fight for independence.
Purpose of the Albany Plan
to get the colonies to unify to better defend themselves
a special tax placed on goods brought into the country
Why did Europe create colonies?
The gain wealth and resources
Boston Port Act
Part of the Intolerable Acts. Closed the Port of Boston as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
Mary Pitcher
An important woman during the Revolutionary War. Fought in the war and fired a cannon. Nicknamed Mary Pitcher because she carried pitchers of water to men on the battlefield.
First President of the United States
George Washington
slogan
a short, catchy phrase used to get people to remember something.
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British
Four Ways to Protest
Protest/Tea Party
Tarring and Feathering
Letter Writing
Boycotts
An event leading up to the war in which British soldiers fired on a group of colonists and killed 5 of them.
The Boston Massacre (1770)
Second President of the United States
John Adams
What is a person ready to fight in a minute's notice?
Minutemen
After the war, Britain was in debt. What did they do to earn that money back?
Taxed the colonies
How many crates of tea were destroyed during the Boston Tea Party
342
Why did the first Continental Congress meet?
How many stars were on the original flag for the 13 colonies?
13
A colonist fighting for independence is known as a what?