Colonists reacted to this British Act by burning documents.
Stamp Act
100
What did the British offer to slaves in exchange for fighting on their side?
Freedom!
100
Where did the first continental congress meet?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
100
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
British (Patriots ran out of ammunition)
100
Name 3 physical processes that shape the earths surface
Weathering, erosion, deposition
200
This cause of the American Revolution made the colonists mad because promises were broken to them even though they sacrificed.
The French and Indian War
200
How did women help in the fight for independence?
They boycotted british goods, worked as nurses, they fought as soldiers, and took on mens work at home.
200
What are the three unalienable rights listed in the declaration of independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Persuit of Happiness
200
This battle was important because when the patriots won, it was a turning point in the war.
Battle of Saratoga
200
The Maya are known for which major accomplishment?
Calendar System, Astronomy
300
Which Act passed by the British allowed for British soldiers to stay in the homes of people against their will.
Quartering act
300
Men who volunteered to fight as untrained soldiers are called
Minuteman (minutemen)
300
What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence? Must be listed in the correct order.
Preamble
Natural/Unalienable Rights
Grievances
Resolution
300
These people helped the patriots by harassing British shipping, attacking the ships and keeping their goods.
What is Privateers
300
Which Native American Group lives in Teepees?
Great Plains
400
How did Britain respond to the Boston Tea Party?
With the Intolerable Acts
400
Britain had major European rivals who also owned land in North America. They made an alliance with the Americans to help them beat the British. Name the two.
France and Spain
400
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, and had his draft revised?
Thomas Jefferson
400
Americans knew their geography well, this allowed them to act what sort of attacks?
Guerrilla Attacks
400
Which colonies are famous for having salem witch trials
New England Colonies
500
Apart from violence, what did the colonists try to do to get England to listen to them?
Write petitions to the King
500
Name the title of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which helped inspire people to support independence.
Common Sense
500
List three of the four reasons listed in our book about how the colonies were able to gain their independence
Three from:
Patriotic Spirit
Geography
Skilled Leadership
Help from Abroad
500
The final battle of the war took place in Yorktown. What was Lord Cornwallis' fatal mistake?
He went to the Peninsula to wait for British back up, they never came and his troops were stuck, they were forced to surrender.
500
Which colony region (Southern, Middle, New England) was made up of many different groups of Europeans living together in the same place for the first time in History?