Colonies
These were the original British colonies located along the eastern coast of North America.
What are the 13 Colonies?
This major war was fought in the mid-1700s between European powers and their colonies in the Americas.
What is the 7 years War?
He was the commander of the Continental Army and later became the first President of the United States.
Who is General George Washington?
This war between Britain and France left Britain in debt and led to higher taxes on the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War (or Seven years War)?
Before becoming a state, the area we now call Vermont was claimed by these two colonies.
What are New York and New Hampshire?
Republican Motherhood viewed women's participation in voting as happening through their __________
What are Sons?
This revolution echoed American principles of liberty and equality as seen in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
What is the French Revolution?
The 13 Colonies were controlled by this European country before the American Revolution.
What is Great Britain?
Two main sides fought in the Seven Years’ War: Britain and its allies versus this country and its allies.
Who is France?
This Patriot helped convince colonists to support independence by writing Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This 1765 law placed a tax on paper items like newspapers, licenses, and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This group of local fighters protected Vermont settlers from New York land claims.
This was an 18th-century ideology in the U.S. that defined women's crucial role in the new republic: to raise virtuous, educated, patriotic children (especially sons) who would become good citizens, thereby ensuring the nation's survival
What is Republican Motherhood?
This was the first nation formed by a successful slave revolt.
What is Haiti?
Many colonists were unhappy because they had to pay taxes but did not have this in the British government.
What is Representation?
In North America, the Seven Years’ War was also known by this name.
What is the French and Indian War?
He helped write the Declaration of Independence and later became the third President of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This law required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
This Vermont leader helped capture Fort Ticonderoga in 1775.
Who is Ethan Allan
This concept emphasized women’s duty to teach republican values to their children, securing the republic's future.
What is Republican Motherhood?
Although inspired by American ideals, the United States refused to recognize this country for decades and feared the spread of slave revolts after the revolution ended in 1804.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This slogan summed up colonial anger about British taxes and laws.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
This 1763 treaty officially ended the Seven Years’ War and changed who controlled land in North America.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This African American lost his life at the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
In this 1770 event, British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
During the American Revolution, Vermont declared itself an independent country in this year.
What is 1777?
This feminine figure once famously urged her husband, John, to "remember the ladies" during the creation of the new government, reflecting early feminist ideas.
Who is Abigail Adams?
After these revolutions, and despite independence, the power remained with wealthy elites, and many people—especially Indigenous and enslaved populations—gained little freedom.
What is Latin American Revolutions?
Colonists protested British control by boycotting goods and forming groups like this one.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
After the Seven Years’ War, Britain raised taxes on the American colonies to pay war debts, which helped lead to this later conflict.
What is the American Revolution?
This general helped Ethan Allen secure Fort Ticonderoga, landing the first win for Colonial forces before switching sides during the war and making his name synonymous with betrayal.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
These harsh laws were passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Vermont was technically the first US State to ban this in 1777
What is Slavery?
The Revolution redefined women’s roles in American society through this concept.
What is Republican Motherhood?
Although the revolution promised liberty and equality, it led to the Reign of Terror, where thousands were executed in the name of freedom.
What is the French Revolution?