Important People
Who helped the British during the French and Indian War? ( p. 100)
Colonists and Iroquois
What were the French and British fighting over in the French and Indian War? (p. 100-101)
Land that had rich natural resources
What law said that the Colonists had to pay a tax on all newspapers? (p. 102)
The Stamp Act
What did they call the event when the Sons of Liberty dressed up as natives and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor? (p. 103)
The Boston Tea Party
What was the name of the tavern where the Sons of Liberty held their meetings in New York City? (p. 102)
The Fraunces Tavern
The colonial leaders called for a meeting in Philadelphia after Britain sent more soldiers. What did they call this group of leaders? (p. 104)
The Continental Congress
What were three places that begin with "Lake" where battles were fought in New York? (p. 100)
Lake George, Lake Champlain, and the shores of Lake Ontario
What was it called when colonists had to lodge and feed British Soldiers?
The Quartering Act
Colonists felt that it was not fair that they had no say in the making of laws and taxes. What did they call this?
Taxation without Representation
A group of colonists who were loyal to Britain and to King George
Loyalists
Who was Samuel Seabury (p. 106)
A Loyalist who believed that the British Constitution would be the best form of government.
What does the painting on page 110 show George Washington doing?
Crossing the Delaware River
What was it called when Britain taxed sugar?
The Sugar Act
Parliament in England is a law making body similar to this law making body in the United States
Congress
A group of colonists who wanted to break off from Britain and make a new country
Sons of Liberty
Who was John Jay? (p. 106)
A Patriot who wrote a speech in 1774 saying that "We ought to be free"
What battle was the turning point in the American Revolution? (p. 112)
The Battle of Saratoga
What did the Townshend Act do?
taxed goods imported to the American colonies
What is a Traitor? (p. 113)
Someone who is disloyal to his or her nation.
Who does the monument at Fort Tyron honor? (p. 117)
Margaret Corbin
Who rode her horse for more than 40 miles to warn soldiers about an attack? P. 116
Sybil Ludington
Where did Catherine Schuyler destroy all the food and supplies so the British Soldiers could not get it?
(p. 116)
A farm near Saratoga
What act said that the colonists could only buy tea from Britain?
The Tea Act
Thomas Jefferson's letter that explaining that the colonists had decided to separate from Britain.
The Declaration of Independence
What did the colonists and the British sign in September 1783 that was an agreement that officially ended the war. (p. 118)
The Treaty of Paris