Ch 7
When soldiers killed five people during a fight in Boston, angry colonists called it a
Massacre
Why did Parliament create the Townshend Acts?
to pay for services in the colonies
How did the First Continental Congress try to solve the conflict over the tea tax?
by writing a letter to the British government
The British were able to capture Georgia and South Carolina by changing their war
Stategy
Why did some enslaved African Americans become Loyalists?
The British government promised them freedom.
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty organized a ____________ against the Stamp Act.
Protest
How did the colonists work together to oppose British actions?
They created the Committees of Correspondence.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Jefferson and four other delegates
A _________ was someone who supported Britain.
Loyalist
What was the strategy of the American army in the South?
to keep the British army on the move until they were worn out
In the French and Indian War, France relied on American Indians as an important
Ally
Why were the colonists upset about the new taxes?
The colonists believed only their representatives could tax them.
Why was the Battle of Yorktown a significant victory for the Americans?
The British surrender meant that the Americans gained their independence.
The colonists created a_________ to explain why the colonies should be free from British rule.
Declaration
What did the Treaty of Paris do for the United States?
It gave the American colonies independence and land.
In 1775, many colonists joined a _________ to help the colonies prepare for war.
Militia
What two groups were separated by the Proclamation Line of 1763?
The colonists and the American Indians
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
To keep settlers off of American Indian land west of the Appalachians
Americans won the War of Independence with the ________ at the Battle of Yorktown.
Victory
When did the British flee Boston?
March 1776
Why did the British Parliament need to tax the colonies?
The French and Indian War had cost them a lot of money.
Which is a true statement about the effect of the French and Indian War?
Britain gained a large amount of land.
Why did the British government need to tax the colonists?
to pay for the French and Indian War and keep soldiers in the Ohio River Valley
What was the main idea of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
The American colonies should become independent.
Why was it important for the Continental Army to cross the Delaware the night before attacking Trenton?
It was part of Washington's surprise attack.