Vocabulary
What is the definition of a slave?
a person owned by another person
Who was Monk Estill?
first freed slave in Kentucky
What was signed at the Second Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence
When colonists boycotted, they...
refused to buy British goods
Kentucky County was changed to
what is erosion?
The washing away of something
This person adopted Daniel Boone
Chief Black Fish
Each colony sent _________ to the First Continental Congress.
delegates
What tax made colonists pay a tax on playing cards?
Stamp Act
What did landless farmers want?
They wanted the government to take some of the land away from the people who had a lot. They wanted to separate from Virginia and become a state.
revolution
when citizens want a new government
The colonies chose _______ to be the general of their army.
George Washington
The U.S. and England signed a _________ to end the war.
Treaty
What tax required colonists to pay a tax on molasses?
The Sugar Act
What did land owners want?
They did not want anyone to take their land away from them. They wanted a strong state government.
What is a squatter?
someone who lived on land for a long time
This was Kentucky's first school teacher.
Jane Coomes
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
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The Treaty of Paris
They wanted a chance to help make laws that affected them
They did not want to pay high prices for British goods
This was the western border of Kentucky after the Jackson Purchase
The Mississippi River
What was a patriot and what was a loyalist?
A patriot was a colonist who wanted freedom from England and a loyalist was a colonist who was loyal to England
This person built Fort Boonesborough
DANIEL BOONE!
Explain the Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Native Americans one night and dumped tea into the harbor. This was their way of boycotting the high taxes on tea.
This word means turning against your country. English Law stated that anyone who committed ______ could be put to death.
Treason
What three groups were fighting over the land in Kentucky?
landless farmers, landowners, & politicians