French and Indian War
France and Great Britain
What is an "act"?
Law
Who was William Lee?
George Washingtons aid in the AR
What is the purpose of a political cartoon?
To show an event in history using humor or exaggeration
Who fought in the American Revolution?
Great Britain vs the colonies
Over land (Ohio River Valley)
Describe the quartering act
British soldiers moved in with colonists who also provided them with food and resources
Why did African Americans want to fight in the American Revolution?
Freedom from slavery
What does boycott mean?
Not buy something
What were secret organizations of patriots called that used the term "no taxation without representation"?
Sons and daughters of liberty
What was the French and Indian war also known as?
7 years war
What is the stamp act?
Taxes on all paper
Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What battle is referred to as the "shots heard around the world" and began the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What was one way that colonists protested the unfair treatment by the British parliament?
Boston tea party
Who won the French and Indian war?
Britain
Sugar, wine, cloth, coffee, tropical foods, silk
What well known women dressed up as a man to fight in the American Revolution?
Hint: They took two musket bullets to the thigh, one of which they dug out themselves to hide their identity
Deborah Sampson
What type of person might be a loyalist and what do they want?
Wealthy landowner or someone who has ties to Britain
Do not want independence from Britain
Why were the colonists being taxed?
To raise money for Britain
What treaty ended the war?
Treaty of Paris
When was the proclamation written that prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains?
1763
Name one similarity between George Washington and King George III?
Both farmers
Both on British side at one point
Both married
Who is one person who helped to write the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
John Adams
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston
What was the purpose of the declaration of independence?
The states problems and declare independence