Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
The British
Misc.
100
The killing of many people is called a(n)_____________ ally, massacre, or repeal
massacre
100
These men were members of the American Colonial Militia. They were prepared to fight in a minutes notice. (patriot, minutemen, or militia)
What is minutemen
100
During the French and Indian War, ________ and ________ fought over the control of Eastern North America and the Ohio River Valley.
What is Great Britain and France
100
What is the capital of Florida?
What is Tallahassee
200
An army that is NOT made up of soldiers, but citizens is called a ____________ (delegate, protest, or militia)
What is militia
200
A __________ is an officer that is the leader of the army. (patriot, delegate, or commander)
What is commander
200
When the Intolerable Acts were in place, what was one thing the colonists had to do?
What is quarter soldiers, stop town meetings, and stop trade.
200
What is one cause of the Revolutionary War?
French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, different Acts, Boston Tea Party
300
A _____________ (protest, delegate, repeal) is a group of people who gather when they do not agree with something.
What is protest
300
A formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates is called a(n) _____________ (ally, protest, or congress)
What is congress
300
What did the First Continental Congress ask the British Parliament to do?
What is stop taxes on the colonists.
300
What is the capital of Illinois?
What is Springfield
400
A person that has joined with another person or group of people to work together to accomplish a common task is a(n) ___________ (ally, delegate, or massacre)
What is ally
400
A __________ (patriot, minuteman, commander) is an American colonist who opposed the British.
What is patriot
400
Why were the Townshend Acts created?
The British wanted to show the colonists that they have the power to tax them.
400
The colonists were upset about their new taxes because _______________________.
they believed they should only be taxed from their representatives, not the British.
500
A person who speaks or represents a group of people is called a____________ (repeal, delegate, or militia)
What is delegate
500
A _________ (protest, militia, repeal) is the removal of a law.
What is repeal
500
The ______________ prevented the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is Proclamation of 1763.
500
The colonists created a militia and the Committee of Correspondence. Why was this committee created?
To inform other colonies of news and actions occurring