French and Indian War
Who led an army sent by the Governor of Virginia, trying to protect a fort during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
What was the name of the middle aged woman that Ben Franklin pretended to be in order to write letters to a newspaper?
Silence Dogood
What did the British ban after they helped put down the rebellion of Pontiac?
westward expansion
What did 100 men do on December 16th that ended up being called the Boston Tea Party?
dress up as Native Americans and throw the tea off the ship
What were "minutemen"?
young men who were trained to fight at a moment's notice
What is the term for the "hiding and ambushing" tactic that the French and Native Americans used?
guerilla warfare
What type of glasses did Franklin invent?
bifocals
What was forced on the colonies with the Quartering Act?
housing and providing for 10,000 troops
What were the Intolerable Acts designed specifically to do?
punish Massachusetts
What are the 2 towns that the British attacked?
Concord and Lexington
Who did George Washington assist in trying to capture Fort Duquesne?
General Edward Braddock
What is the name of the book of wise advice that Franklin wrote?
Poor Richard's Almanac
What new tax made buying and selling things like newspapers and playing cards illegal without special markings?
Stamp Act
What document was written during the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
What 2 men were ordered to be arrested by the British?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
What was William Pitt's strategy to try to breathe new life into the war?
replace older generals with younger ones
What was the name of the home that King George bought for him and his wife?
Buckingham Palace
What was the cry from the colonists when they thought they didn't have a proper say in Parliament?
"No taxation without representation!"
Who gave a famous speech, proclaiming "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry
Who rode through the countryside warning that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
What part of America did France give to Spain after the war was over?
Louisiana Territory
From 1788 to 1800, what did a medical condition cause to happen to King George?
go insane
Who led the Stamp Act Congress, focusing on writing a petition to King George?
Samuel Adams
In what 2 ways did King George respond to the Philadelphia meeting?
sent in more troops and raised more taxes
In the battle of Lexington and Concord, ______ colonists were killed and ______ British were killed.
70 colonists and 273 British