People
Chose to be a leader of the French and Indian War at age 21 (Lieutenant)
Who is George Washington.
At the First Continental Congress, colonists did this_____________________.
What is wrote a letter to the king and asked to have their rights restored.
What is the Stamp Act.
This occurred in south western PA and was a battle for the Ohio River Valley.
What is the French and Indian War.
The economy of the New England Colonies depended mostly on ship building and fishing/whaling. (T/F)
What is true.
How long did indentured servants work for?
What is 4-7 years.
The first permanent English settlement in the North America was called _________________.
What is Jamestown.
This was a tax on tea.
What is tea tax.
This was the location where the "shot heard 'round the world" happened.
What are Lexington and Concord.
Many industries and small towns grew in the Southern Colonies. (T/F)
What is false.
The King of England issued the "Declaratory Act." This act allowed the king to __________________.
What is "gave the king power to tax in all cases whatsoever."
The _____________________ was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World in the Mayflower.
What is Mayflower Compact.
This was the reason the king was taxing the colonists.
To pay for the French and Indian War.
This secret group led by Sam Adams was used to alert the colonists of potential British attacks and troop movements.
What are the Sons of Liberty.
Most early colonists were loyal to England and valued their rights as English subjects. (T/F).
What is true.
A________________is a person who does not agree with official or common views.
What is a "dissenter."
n which colonies did the plantation system develop?
What is C.
This was a tax on wood, glass and paint.
What is the Townshend Act.
This was the name for the volunteer army the tried to defend the colonies.
What are militia-men, Minutemen or, Colonial Army or Continental Army (all are correct).
Farmers grew cash crops in the ____________, which they traded over seas.
What are middle colonies.
Enlightenment thinkers
What is A.
Farmers grew cash crops in the ____________, which they traded over seas.
What is A.
This was the reason the tea tax was started.
The Boston Tea Party.
This was the name of the New Jersey town that is now the capital of New Jersey where Washington led a surprise Christmas Day attack.
What is Trenton.
In which colonies did the plantation system develop?
What is southern colonies.