Colonies
How many original colonies were there?
13
What was one thing Benjamin Franklin invented?
The Franklin stove, bifocals, lighting rod
Who was the hero of the battle that started the French and Indian War?
George Washington
What act from Parliament taxed sugar and molasses?
Sugar Act
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What did the colonists think would happen to the Native Americans after they arrived?
The Native Americans would live like European colonists!
Who wrote the Albany Plan of Union?
Who were the three countries involved in the French and Indian War?
Great Britain, France and Spain
What was the main goal of the Stamp Act?
To pay off war debts from the French and Indian War
Who signed the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
What area did the British want but the French already controlled?
The Ohio River Valley
Why did Benjamin Franklin suggest the Albany Plan of Union?
To get the colonies to work together
What was built to ensure that the Cherokee fought with the British?
Fort Loudoun
What was one form of protest used by the colonists against British tax collectors?
How were the Native Americans treated differently compared to how the Declaration of Independence was written?
Very poorly
Why did the Creek Indians fight to push out the British colonists?
The colonists would not share the land with the Creek Indians
What did Benjamin Franklin want the result of the Albany Plan of Union to be?
The colonies coming together to form one government
What caused the French and Indian War?
The British wanted the Ohio River Valley that the French had already claimed
What was the event where the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What did Thomas Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence to explain that the colonies were separating from Great Britain?
a list of the King's unfair practices