What were colonists called who opposed (were against) British rule?
What are Patriots
100
What was an effect of the French and Indian War?
What is Britain gained a large amount of new territory
100
What were colonists called that remained loyal to Britain’s rule?
What is a loyalist
100
Which act, passed by the British Parliament, forced colonists to provide British soldiers with food and housing?
What is the Quartering Act
100
The _______ was a group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonists.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress
200
Freedom from control of another country is called _______.
What is independence
200
What was an outcome of the Treaty of Paris?
What is, it ended the war AND Britain agreed to recognize the USA as an independent country.
200
Many colonists became angry because they did not have any representatives in the British government to vote on laws. These colonists thought this was unfair and called it _______.
What is Taxation without Representation
200
Which act, passed by the British Parliament, forced colonists to buy a British stamp for the printed paper they used (newspapers, calendars, playing cards, and other paper items)?
What is the Stamp Act
200
What was another name for the American Army, made up of volunteers - mostly farmers, merchants, and workers?
What is the Continental Army
300
The British government spent a lot of money fighting the French and Indian War. This left Britain with many unpaid bills, called _______.
What are debts
300
What was the effect of the booklet "Common Sense" on American colonists?
What is, it convinced many colonists that they should declare independence.
300
After which battle did France agree to join the Americans in their fight against the British? (The turning point of the war)
What is the Battle of Saratoga
300
Which set of taxes was passed in response to the Boston Tea Party?
What are the Intolerable Acts
300
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
Who is George Washington
400
When two groups are unable to cooperate or compromise
an interaction sometimes occurs that involves violence, such as the French and Indian War, it is called _______.
What is conflict
400
What was an effect of the Boston Tea Party?
What are the Intolerable Acts
400
_______ was the title of an influential booklet that encouraged colonists to declare independence from Britain.
What is Common Sense
400
What was the set of taxes on many common items, such as tea, glass, molasses?
What are the Townshend Acts
400
In what ways did allies help the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
What is, they provided training, soldiers, ships, supplies, money, and captured many British forts
500
The _______ was a document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence
500
What caused Britain to create the Proclamation of 1763?
What is, they thought they were protecting American colonists from Native American attacks
500
Of the following, whose perspective would be that the American colonists were rebellious and unruly?
a) Parliament
b) George Washington
c) Samuel Adams
What is a) Parliament
500
Which act only allowed the East India Company to sell tea to the colonies?
What is the Tea Act
500
What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?