French/Indian War and Events Leading to Revolutionary War
Declaration of Independence
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Famous People
Battles
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The French and Indian War was a war against the British and the French/Indians to win the land in this valley.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
100
This man wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
This law said that colonists were not able to travel or settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
100
This man was the general of the Continental Army and was the the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
100
This man rode his horse to Concord to warn the colonists that the British were coming to destroy their weapons.
Who is Paul Revere?
200
After the French and Indian War, the British were very short on money. They started taxing the colonists to make more money. One of these taxes charged extra money on official papers, like legal documents, newspapers, and magazines.
What is the Stamp Act?
200
The Declaration of Independence was presented to this group of men, and then voted on and signed.
What is the Continental Congress?
200
This event was a result of colonists throwing rocks and snowballs and British soldiers. The soldiers felt threatened and fired shots into the crowd of "innocent" colonists, killing five of them.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
This man was one of the greatest figures in American history. He was a diplomat who helped convince France to join the Americans in war. He was also an inventor, author, and prominent figure in the city of Philadelphia.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
The "shot heard 'round the world" was the first shot fired in the Revolutionary War, during this battle.
What is Lexington and Concord?
300
This motto means "you can't tax us if we don't have representatives in your government."
What is "no taxation without representation."
300
Three natural rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of this.
What is happiness?
300
These are colonists that have training and fight against the British.
Who are minutemen?
300
This man was the first Vice President and second President of the United States.
Who is John Adams?
300
Although they lost the battle, the colonists had a major advantage and killed many British soldiers because they were located on a hill, while the British charged up towards them at this battle.
What is Bunker Hill?
400
This event happened when colonists dressed up like Native Americans, snuck onto a boat, and threw British tea into the harbor in protest of the Tea Act.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
400
The Declaration of Independence was written in response to the abuse of power and _________ of the British government. (Hint: a vocabulary word that means "cruel and oppressive government rule")
What is tyranny?
400
On December 26, 1776, Washington and his men crossed this river to attack and defeat the British in the Battle of Trenton.
What is the Delaware River?
400
This man famously said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
400
This was last great battle in the Revolutionary War. The Americans were on land and the French were on sea. They surrounded and defeated the British.
What is Yorktown?
500
This group of patriot men, including Samuel Adams, John Adams, and Paul Revere, were known for protesting the British and protecting the rights of the colonists. Sometimes they were violent in their actions.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
500
The longest section of the Declaration of Independence listed grievances against this man, the king of England.
Who is King George III?
500
The American soldiers spent the winter here, where many of them starved, froze, or caught diseases.
What is Valley Forge?
500
This man was a traitor against the Americans. He switched sides and started fighting for the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
500
This battle in New York was a turning point in the war, when the French decided to support the Americans' cause and the Americans had a huge victory.