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?
Why did the British tax the colonists on printed materials and tea?
To make the colonists pay them back for letting them use their army in the French and Indian War.
The date that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4, 1776.
What was a result of Bacon's Rebellion?
Indentured Servitude ended
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
What was the main goal behind the slogan "Join or Die?"
a. to join the colonies together, to manage Native American and European relations
b. to force Native Americans to assimilate to European culture
c. to get the English to help in the French & Indian War
a. to join the colonies together, to manage Native American and European relations
True or False:
Benjamin Franklin wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
What is False. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft.
What was King George's Proclamation of 1763?
King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers.
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.
Who was Chief Pontiac?
A Native American chief who wanted to unite people against the Europeans
Or
The leader of the French and Indian War
A Native American chief who wanted to unite people against the Europeans
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
How did the Colonists respond to being taxed by the British?
They rioted.
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?
What is taxation without representation?
Taxing people without giving them a say or a vote in parliament.
What was Bacon's Rebellion?
A protest against the British for not protecting them against the Native American's and for not taking care of them.