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The French and Indian War
Tensions Between Great Britain and the American Colonists
Boycotts, New Taxes, Repeals
Start of the American Revolution
Revolutionary War
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What 3 groups were involved in the French and Indian War?
France, Great Britain, and the Native Americans
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What was a formal order from King George III which blocked colonists from settling in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
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What was a group in Boston which organized protests?
Sons of Liberty
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What is the meeting called in which colonists agreed to stop all trade with Great Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed?
The First Continental Congress
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Who was the name of the colonist that captured Fort Ticonderoga and gained control of 59 cannons?
Ethan Allen
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Conflict with this Native American (known as "King Phillip" by settlers) helped start the French and Indian War
Metacom
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What was the main reason why Great Britain had such a huge amount of debt?
They owed a lot of money from the French and Indian War (Seven Year War)
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What is the vocabulary word when people act together and refuse to buy or use something?
Boycott
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Since the colonists knew they might not be able to settle the conflict with Great Britain peacefully, they created militias (volunteer armies). What is the name of the militia that needed to be ready at a minute's notice?
Minutemen
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After George Washington crosses the Delaware River, he fights in the Battle of Trenton. He easily defeats these German mercenaries, who were hired by the British to help defeat the Patriots. What are these German mercenaries called?
Hessians
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What is the name of the disputed land that several groups claimed and which the war is largely about?
Ohio River Valley
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Colonists had to pay taxes on paper products such as newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents. What is the name of this tax?
Stamp Act of 1765
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These committees were formed to send letters and other written messages back and forth between the colonies using "express riders".
Committees of Correspondence
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Who made a powerful speech at a church trying to convince colonists to prepare for war with Great Britain? He said, "Give me liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry
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Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
Before this battle, other countries did not believe the Americans could defeat Great Britain. After seeing the Americans start winning battles culminating with the Battle of Saratoga, other countries start lending support to the Americans. The first country that gives support is France. They send troops, ships, money, and other resources to the Americans.
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What are the names of the French fort and the British fort that we learned in class?
Fort Duquesne = French Fort Necessity = British
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Why were colonists still angry after most of the Townshend Acts were repealed?
There was still a tax on tea and British troops were in Boston Harbor
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What is the name of the event in which British troops shot into a large crowd of colonist killing 5 of them?
The Boston Massacre?
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Where did the Revolutionary War begin? Where were the first shots fired?
Lexington
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What was the name of the American officer who helped the Americans win the Battle of Saratoga but became known as one of the most famous American traitors of all time?
Benedict Arnold
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What is the name of the Native American group that sided with the British (it made the British unstoppable)
Iroquois
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What does "No taxation without Representation" mean?
The colonists should not be taxed, since there were no members in Parliament representing people from the colonies during votes on whether or not to approve these taxes.
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The British passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. What 3 things were included in the Intolerable Acts?
1. The colonists must shelter and give food to British troops 2. The Massachusetts colony was under martial law (military control) by British General Thomas Gage 3. Boston Harbor was blocked by British navy ships (until the colonists paid for the tea they ruined)
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Why did British General Thomas Gage want to go to Lexington and Concord? Why did he want to go to Lexington and why did he want to go to Concord?
1. He went to Lexington in an attempt to arrest Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock 2. He went to Concord to find and destroy colonists' weapons
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The last battle of the Revolutionary War was the Battle of Yorktown. After this battle, the Treaty of Paris was signed by both Great Britain and the U.S. What three things are included in this treaty?
1. Officially ends the Revolutionary War 2. Great Britain recognizes American Independence 3. Both sides agree on the border of the new nation (The United States of America)