The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War served as the North American part of this larger war.
What is the Seven Years' War?
This order by the British government restricted where colonists could settle in the Ohio River Valley and drew widespread criticism from the Thirteen Colonies
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Inspired by the 1773 Tea Act, this act of civil disobedience saw Patriots dump chests of tea off British ships into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This battle outside Boston, where General William Howe failed to dislodge the Patriots twice, showed early on that the British would have a more difficult time fighting the colonies than was initially thought
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This makeshift camp was home to the Continental Army in the winter of 1777-1778, and saw the army endure cold, sickness, and starvation.
What is Valley Forge?
At 22 years old, this Virginia planter and future president led 150 men to Ohio to build a fort in French territory, thus starting the French and Indian War.
Who is George Washington?
This economic system used by the British believed that the wealth of the colonies should be used to benefit British merchants through limited trade or taxation
What is mercantilism?
This set of laws, passed by King George III in 1774, sought revenge for the Boston Tea Party by setting sending more British soldiers to the colonies and giving the Ohio River Valley to Quebec.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
These troops for hire, mostly from Germany, were used by the British military to help fight the colonists.
What are mercenaries?
This part of the population helped support the Patriots by cooking, making and cleaning clothes for soldiers, and sometimes fighting.
Who were colonial women?
This region of North America provided a vital link for the French from the Great Lakes to their Mississippi River colonies, and was the main objective for British Colonists in the French and Indian War.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This tax placed on paper and playing cards outraged colonists, leading to boycotts of British goods and imports.
What is the Stamp Act?
This collection of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia in 1774 and agreed to boycott British goods and form a militia to prepare for a potential war with the British.
What is the First Continental Congress?
Written by Thomas Paine in 1776, this pamphlet it was just plain knowledge that the colonists would seek independence, and helped support the Patriot cause early on.
What is Common Sense?
This Native American group, who sided with the British in the French and Indian War and helped inspire the US government, fought against the Patriots in New York and Pennsylvania, and had several villages destroyed by Patriots in revenge.
Who are the Iroquois?
Written by Ben Franklin in Albany, New York, this failed plan suggested a unified colonial military be formed to fight the French
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
This tragedy in 1770 saw five colonists killed by the British military after a confrontation at the Boston Customs house.
What is the Boston Massacre?
These "shot(s) heard round the world" marked the beginning of war between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4th, 1776, officially told the world that the American colonies were fighting to be free from British rule
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This battle, fought in Virginia, was the last major battle of the war, where General Cornwallis surrendered to Washington and the Continental Army.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
This treaty signed in France officially ended the Seven Years' War, and saw France lose all its territory in North America.
What is the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
Organized by Patriot leader Samuel Adams, this collection of 80 Massachusetts Patriots wrote pamphlets and letters to inform the other colonies of British tyranny
What is the Committee of Correspondence?
This group of colonists, mostly wealthy merchants and government officials, continued to support Britain after the beginning of the war.
Who were the Loyalists?
This battle in 1777 was a key victory for the Americans, and helped raise support from European powers like France and Spain to join the fight against Britain.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Signed in 1783, this agreement ironically saw Britain acknowledge the independence of the Thirteen Colonies 20 years after a treaty with the same name saw Britain force France out of North America.
What is the 1783 Treaty of Paris?