French and Indian War
Causes Leading to the Revolution
Battles of the Revolution
People of the Revolution
Dates
100
The French and Indian War was fought between who?
France with the Indians v. Great Britain with the colonists.
100
Why did Great Britain feel the need to start taxing the colonies?
They had a huge war debt left from fighting the French and Indian War.
100
The first battle of the Revolution in 1775. "The shot heard 'round the world."
Battle of Lexington and Concord.
100
Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams were similar in that both women --
a. wrote a history of the American Revolution
b.worked to persuade people to support the Patriot cause
c.served in the First Continental Congress
d.acted as spies behind the British lines for General Washington
b. worked to persuade people to support the Patriot cause.
100
Declaration of Independence
1776
200
How did the outcome of the French and Indian War help lead to the later American Revolution?
a.The British Parliament demanded an end to the triangular trade routes used by the American colonists.
b.The British monarchy halted all colonial settlements west of the Mississippi River.
c.The British government required American colonists to pay a portion of the debt from the war.
d.The colonists were required to surrender all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to France.
c. The British government required American colonists to pay a portion of the debt from the war.
200
Which act passed by the British Parliament caused colonist to pay a duty (tax) on all legal documents and newspapers?
Stamp Act
200
Name 3 things the Declaration of Independence did. And also who wrote it.
Defined rights. Listed grievances. Declared Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
200
Which person is paired correctly with his/her accomplishment?
b. Haym Solomon
200
Boston Tea Party
1773
300
What geographic feature provided the basis for the British Proclamation Line of 1763?
Appalachian Mountains
300
Put these events of chronological order:
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
French and Indian War (1755-63)
Boston Massacre (1770)
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776)
300
What was the importance of the American victory at Saratoga?
They win support of the French and keep the British from dividing the colonies in two. (It was a turning point in the war because France becomes our ally)
300
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to influence the American colonists to support Colonial ________ from Great Britain.
independence
300
Boston Massacre
1770
400
This amendment that we later make to our American Constitution was a response to which act?
Quartering Act
400
Why were English colonist opposed to the Stamp Act?
a. it taxed only imported goods.
b. it was imposed without their consent.
c. it was enacted by their representatives.
b. it was imposed without their consent.
400
Why was the Battle of Yorktown significant in the American Revolution?
The British surrendered to the Continental Army ending the American Revolution. (The final major battle)
400
This person said the phrase "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
400
1755-1763
French and Indian War
500
What ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris 1763
500
Announcement of the Declaration of Independence
500
Which of the following was an important effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a.Canada and the Ohio River Valley were returned to France.
b.Britain recognized American ownership of all territory from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River.
c.The British recognized American self-government and the Americans acknowledged the King’s authority over them.
d.The Americans agreed to grant citizenship rights to Native Americans.
b. Britain recognized American ownership of all territory from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River.
500
John Locke's ideas of the rights of Life, Liberty, and Property influenced this document.
Declaration of Indepence
500
Treaty of Paris (the one that ended the American Revolution)
1783
600
Explain the economic policy of mercantilism.
Mercantilism is the economic policy that Britain had with the colonies. The colonies produced raw materials that got sent to Britain to be used to manufacture goods. The finished goods were then sent back to the colonies at a price. This made the King and Great Britain rich.
600
they pass the Intolerable Acts.
600
Name the two advantages the colonies had over Britain in the American Revolution.
1. Distance from Great Britain (Europe)
2. Size of the colonies
600
This Founding Father commanded his country's soldiers at a time of danger and was a model of civic virtue.
George Washington
600
Put these events in chronological order:
1. Battle of Saratoga 2. Battle of Yorktown
3. Declaration of Ind. 4. Treaty of Paris 1783
5. Battles of Lexington and Concord
5,3,1,2,4