The French and Indian War
Which countries fought in French and Indian War?
Britain and France
To refuse to buy certain goods or services.
boycott
Was a protest against the Tea Act. Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which country was the first to help the Americans fight against the British?
France
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War.
Treaty of Paris
Act that put a tax on newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, and dice.
Stamp Act
What did Parliament pass to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
What are natural rights?
Rights citizens are given at birth.
Soldiers who fight on horseback.
cavalry
A nation that works with another nation for a common purpose.
ally
What took place when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in Boston?
Boston Massacre
The most famous of the messengers who warned colonists the British were marching to Lexington.
Paul Revere
Where was the first major battle of the American Revolution?
Bunker Hill
How did women contribute to the war?
Cared for wounded, washed clothes, cooked food, sometimes took part in battle.
Person who proposed the Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin
British law that stated colonists could not settle an land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation of 1763
Small towns where the first battles of the American Revolution took place.
Lexington and Concord
A person who betrays his or her country.
traitor
To blockade an enemy, cut off supply routes, and force them to surrender.
seige
What did the British receive for winning the French and Indian War?
All French territory east of the Mississippi River
Law that forced colonists to provide housing, food, water, and firewood for British troops.
The Quartering Act
What did the Continental Congress send to King George III to say they were still loyal to him?
Olive Branch Petition
unalienable rights
What mistake did British General Cornwallis make?
Retreated to Yorktown Peninsula where he was easily trapped.