Important Names
Important Terms
The Great Awakening
French & Indian War
The War Begins
100

What was the name of a group of patriots who worked to support the rights of the colonists?

Sons of Liberty

100

What was the tax that only colonists had to pay on documents?

Stamp Act

100

What was the spiritual revival that began in New England and spread throughout the colonies?

Great Awakening

100

(1) What is an agreement or understanding between two or more countries?

(2) Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?

(1) Treaty

(2) Treaty of Paris

100

In what year were the first shots fired in the American War for Independence?

1775

200

Which English king passed laws that only colonists had to obey?

King George III

200

What is refusal to use or buy certain products?

Boycott

200

Which Puritan preacher began the Great Awakening?

Jonathan Edwards

200

What was the area of Canada, the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi Valley that were claimed by France?

New France

200

Who was the Boston silversmith and Son of Liberty who rode to warn Patriots of the British troops' movement?

Paul Revere

300

What was the meeting of representatives from nine colonies to find a way to avoid the Stamp Act?

Stamp Act Congress

300

In what event did the Sons of Liberty throw chests of tea into Boston Harbor?

the Boston Tea Party

300

Which English preacher was the most powerful voice in the Great Awakening?

George Whitefield

300

(1) Which two countries fought each other during the French and Indian War?

(2) Which country won the war?

(1) France and England

(2) England

300

Who was the Virginia Patriot who gave the famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech?

Patrick Henry

400

What was the name of several decisions made by the British, including the blockade of Boston Harbor, to punish the city of Boston for the Boston Tea Party?

Intolerable Acts

400

What is to seal off or block from entering or leaving an area?

blockade

400

Who was the English hymn writer whose hymns began popular in the colonies during the Great Awakening?

Isaac Watts

400

Who was the commander of British troops during the French and Indian War?

General Edward Braddock

400

Who were the colonists who wanted America to be free from British rule?

Patriots

500

What event caused the death of five Boston citizens at the hands of British soldiers?

Boston Massacre

500

What phrase is used to describe how the colonies were forced to pay taxes without a government representative to defend the colonists' interests?

"taxation without representation"

500

What was the allowance of church membership without salvation into the Puritan church?

Half-Way Covenant

500

Who was the guide and military adviser to General Braddock during the French and Indian War?

George Washington

500

Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental army?

George Washington