Revolutionary War
What was the tax on paper goods?
Stamp Act
The majority of Native Americans who died as a result of European settlement died from this.
Disease
The conflict over land where Britain defeated France was named this.
French and Indian War
What was the main effect of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
Britain gained more land in North America.
This required colonists to house British Soldiers
Quartering Act
How did the French and Indian War lead to American independence?
It left the British with a large debt burden, which led to heavy taxation of the colonists.
The document that officially ended the Revolutionary war
Treaty of Paris
Which legislation justified Britain's taxing American colonists to pay for its war debt?
Declaratory Acts of 1766
What was James Otis' role in the Revolutionary Period?
Otis opposed the British practice of executing searches without warrants.
Which answer best summarizes George Washington's involvement with the Second Continental Congress?
He was selected as the commander of the Continental Army.
What did the Writs of Assistance do?
Prevented smuggling
What was one of the final straws that caused Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence?
The Olive Branch Petition was rejected.
The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in 5 deaths was called...
The Boston Massacre
These acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable or Coercive acts
What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
Colonist who remained loyal to the British government
Loyalist
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle at Yorktown
Militia group that went against the British government
Sons of Liberty
Colonist who wanted independence from Britain
Patriots
Which statement is best supported by the fact that Mercy Otis Warren wrote plays critical of the British?
Colonial women were interested in and informed about politics.
How were the Revolutionary efforts of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson most alike?
Both encouraged Americans to adopt a government based on natural rights.
Why did Britain start taxing the colonist?
Which of the following Founding Fathers is described by this list?
Samuel Adams
What was the picture from the Boston massacre trying to do?
Gain sympathy for the colonist. Make the redcoats look bad