After Patrick Henry spoke out against the Stamp Act, the British decided to _________________, or cancel, the stamp tax.
What is repeal
100
This is what a colonist who supported fighting for independence was called.
What is a patriot
100
Farmers and merchants were doing this when they hoarded goods and then charged high prices.
What is profiteering
100
James Armistead, an African American servant for British General Cornwallis was actually this
What is a spy
200
In 1763, Britain made a __________________, an official announcement, telling colonists they could not move into the Ohio River valley.
What is proclamation
200
This is what a colonist who wanted the colonies to remain under British control was called.
What is a loyalist
200
A drop in the value of money causes __________, or rising prices.
What is inflation
200
French ships set this up to prevent supplies from reaching the British at Yorktown
What is a blockade
300
When Britain and France signed the peace agreement, or __________, that ended the French and Indian War, Britain received all of France's lands in North America.
What is treaty
300
The battles of Lexington and Concord were important for this main reason
What is they were the first battles of the American Revolution
300
Soldiers who fought for America were called Patriots. Soldiers who fought for Germany were called this
What is mercenary
300
This battle convinced the French to help the Americans fight the Revolution
What is Saratoga
400
Britain placed taxes on the colonists in order to raise money to pay for what?
What is The French and Indian War
400
In this battle, colonists won control of cannons that were then brought to Boston
What is Fort Ticonderoga
400
Soldiers who joined the British Army signed up for this amount of time
What is life
400
This man came from Prussia and worked hard to train the Patriot soldiers.
Who is Baron Friedrich von Steuben
500
In what year was the Proclamation signed?
What is 1763
500
Which group of colonists mainly attended the Second Continental Congress
What is Patriots
500
Soldiers who joined the American Army signed up for this amount of time