Show:
Events-American Revolution
People-American Revolution
Monarchs
Vocabulary
British Acts and Reactions
100
5 colonists were killed by British soldiers
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
This man sent British soldiers on a night march to capture weapons at Concord
Who is General Gage
100
Unified Prussia into one nation and attacked Queen Maria Theresa's land
Who is Frederick II
100
Palace built by Louis XIV and took up 25% of French Revenue
What is Versailles
100
Took tax off of British tea in the colonies
What is the Tea Act
200
When British tea was dumped into the harbor by colonists in response to the Tea Act
What is the Boston Tea Party
200
This man declared "give me liberty or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry
200
Defeated Phillip II when he tried to invade England and was the last in the family line of the Tudors
Who is Elizabeth I
200
When James II was removed from his throne in a bloodless takeover and replaced by William and Mary
What is the Glorious Revolution
200
Kept colonists from printing their own money
What is the Currency Act
300
Three reasons why the Sugar Act upset the colonists
What is 1. losing profits 2. felt they had already given enough money to King 3. had no representation in government
300
This man is famous for his midnight ride and warning that the "british are coming"
Who is Paul Revere
300
Worked in a shipyard, modernized Russia
Who is Peter the Great
300
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War
What is Treaty of Paris 1763
300
Put a tax on all paper goods
What is the Stamp Act
400
Where the first shot of the Revolutionary War was fired and what it was called.
What is Lexington and "shot heard 'round the world"
400
This man had the Bible translated from Latin to English
Who is King James I
400
Invaded England with a Spanish Armada and lost
Who is Phillip II
400
Ended with French gaining territory
What is the Thirty Years War
400
Put a tax on what colonists used to make rum
What is the Sugar Act
500
This was held in New York City in 1765 to send petitions to King George III
What is the First Continental Congress
500
This monarch called himself the Sun King and expanded French territory as well as building Versailles
Who is King Louis XIV
500
Fought Charles I and was backed by Parliament. Known as Lord Protector.
Who is Oliver Cromwell
500
Book written by Thomas Hobbes about a perfect society
What is the Leviathan
500
Reason for 3rd Amendment- forced colonists to house soldiers
What is the Quartering Act