American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
During the French and Indian War, he gradually took on more responsibility and leadership. Crossed the Delaware to fight the Hessians. He was the head of the continental army.
Who is George Washington?
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the ______ from France. Through this treaty, the United States gained land that doubled the size of the country.
The date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4, 1776.
He was known for the popular cry, "The British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
After Thomas Paine published Common Sense, many colonists urged;
a. independence from the British
b. compromise with the British
c. allegiance to the king
d. changes to the Deceleration of Independence
A. Independence from the British
True of False: The Constitution was created on behalf of the people to set up the government. This government will protect the rights of the people.
True or False:
Benjamin Franklin wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
What is False. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft.
True or False:
The French and the Italians both aided the American war effort.
What is False. The French and the Spanish
The agreement that ended the Revolutionary war
What is the Treaty of Paris
The French were fighting the British for control of land in the Ohio Valley. Some Native American tribes fought with the British and others fought with the French. What war was this?
What is the French and Indian War?
People who supported Great Britain and the king were called this term.
What are Loyalists
True or False:
The Treaty of Paris officially named the United States of America as a new country.
What is True.
Money that is owed to someone is called ____.
What is debt?
Another word for a British soldier?
What is a redcoat?
A group of protesters who made speeches against taxes and the British government.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Most Americans on the frontier who took a side in the Revolutionary War supported-
a. the Patriots
b. the British
c. the Native Americans
d. the Spanish
What is A. The Patriots
True or False:
The Declaration of Independence ends by stating that the 13 colonies are free from British rule. It renamed the colonies the United States of America.
What is True
There were a group of ________ (#)colonies of Great Britain on the Atlantic coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries which declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America
What is thirteen
The first person to sign the Deceleration of Independence?
Who is John Hancock
People in the thirteen colonies who supported independence were called this term.
What is Patriots.
These individuals depended on the British for trade; fought for both sides during the war.
What are Native Americans?
To bring in a product to another country to be sold is
What is importing?
To protest something by refusing to buy, use, or participate.
What is boycott?