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Who won the French and Indian War?
The British defeated the French and gained new land.
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers fired at a crowd of defenseless colonists and killed or injured 5 people
Colonists organized the Boston Tea Party to stop _______________________.
British tea from being delivered to the colony.
What was the name of the people who remained loyal to Great Britain and did not support the American cause?
The Loyalists
Why did the colonists think they should not have to pay taxes to Great Britain?
Because of: Taxation without Representation. They had no voice in the British Government
Great Britain is considered a(n).....
Empire
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere and William Dawes went to warn the citizens that......
"The Regulars are coming!"
What was another name for a British soldier or "Regular"?
Redcoat
What was the name of the group of men who boycotted British goods because of the Stamp Act?
Sons of Liberty
What battle took place over the Ohio Valley River between the French and British?
The French and Indian War
Where was the first shot that started the American Revolution fired at? (It was the "first shot heard from 'round the world'")
Lexington
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
After the French and Indian War, Great Britain said that the colonists could not use all of the land because they needed to set aside some land for the Native Americans.
Explain, "Taxation without Representation"?
The idea that American colonists did not have a voice with the British government and the British government taxed the colonists without their permission
To protest the Stamp Act, colonists boycotted __________. (This is a type of British good).
Cloth
What was the pamphlet called that was written by Thomas Paine that encouraged colonists to break away from Great Britain?
Common Sense
Who was the brave hero of the American Navy?
John Paul Jones
Who gave the speech, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
How did the American Revolution end?
The British surrendered at Yorktown
After the French and Indian War, Great Britain needed to pay for the war. What were some of the things Great Britain did that made the colonists really angry? Name 3 things.
Proclamation of 1763, Quartering Act, Stamp Act and new taxes
What countries make up "Great Britain?" (3)
England, Wales, and Scotland
Why did colonists want to come to America? (Give 3 reasons)
They could buy land;
They had the freedom to worship how they wanted;
They had more opportunities to work in the growing towns and cities;
They could leave their old life behind and start a new life in America
What did the first Continental Congress create and give to Great Britain that stated that they were entitled to the rights of Englishmen?
The Declaration of Rights
Where did George Washington have his first great victory? Who was he attacking?
Trenton; the Hessians