French and Indian War
This battle saw General James Wolfe make a daring move and would signal the beginning of the end for France in the French and Indian War
What is the Battle of Quebec?
This was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This is the number of colonies that sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress?
What is nine?
This British leader implemented a plan to turn things around for the British in the French and Indian War
Who is William Pitt?
This general's surrender at the Battle of Fort Necessity was a major spark in beginning the French and Indian War
Who is George Washington?
This document turned more Americans towards independence than anything else
What is Common Sense?
This general surrendered for the British at the Battle of Yorktown, ending the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. He also led British troops in the south.
Who is Charles Cornwallis?
This was the only colony to not attend the First Continental Congress
What is Georgia?
This was the most famous American naval officer of the Revolutionary War
Who is John Paul Jones?
This was the name for the French and Indian War in Europe
What is the Seven Years' War?
This petition was sent to King George by the colonies and asked him to uphold their rights while relaying a desire to stay loyal to Britain. He refused to read it and upped war efforts
What is the Olive Branch Petition
This is the type of warfare native americans allied with the French used in the French and Indian War
What is guerilla warfare?
This is the city and year in which the Second Continental Congress met
What is Philadelphia in 1775?
This general was appointed by Washington to lead forces in the south after a string of British victories
Who is Nathanael Greene?
Name one advantage of the French and one weakness of the French in the French and Indian War
What is a strong colonial government/native american support and difficulty defending such a large region like New France was
This is how the Navigation and Trade Acts controlled the trade of the colonies
What is that certain products could only be shipped or sold to Britain or other British colonies?
These were the two main results of American victory at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton
What is increased American morale and freeing most of NJ from British occupation?
This is the event that the Intolerable Acts were put in place as a response to
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These are the two main results of the 1783 Treaty of Paris
What is American independence and America receiving all lands east of the Mississippi River (besides Florida)?
Britain believed these two things about the colonies following the French and Indian War
What is that they did not help enough in the war effort and they had too much freedom?
These are the two values that the Declaration of Independence emphasized
What are liberty and equality?
These four factors lead Washington and the Continental Army to lose control of New York to the British
What is the inexperience of Washington and his troops, a superior British navy, and greater British numbers?
This is what the Declaratory Act said
What is that Britain had the right to tax the colonies?
This is how Britain switched tactics following the French entering the war after the Battle of Saratoga
What is that they focused on the South while continuing naval blockades and coastal raids in the North?