History 1
What war caused the French to lose territory in the Americas and the British to acquire a huge debt?
What was the French and Indian War.
What area was rich in natural resources and the fur trade.
What was the Ohio Valley.
What British document prevented the colonies from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains?
What was the Proclamation of 1763.
What did Mercantilism look like in the colonies?
This idea led to the British controlling trade in the colonies. All raw goods had to go to Great Britain first and then were sold. The colonies financially served to benefit Great Britain.
What was the Navigation Act?
This act limited what was shipped and who could ship the product.
The Navigation Act led to the passage of what law that allowed British officials to search ships for smuggled goods.
What was the Writs of Assistance.
What 2 acts led to the Boston Massacre?
What are the Stamp Acts and Townsend Acts.
What act led to the Boston Tea Party? What did this act do?
What was the Tea Act. It stated that only the East India Company could import tea to the colonies. (part of Mercantilism)
What act placed a tax on stamped documents and led to the saying "No taxation without representation!"?
What was the Stamp Act.
This act allowed Great Britain to tax many goods sold in the colonies. It helped pay for the debt from the French and Indian War.
What were the Townsend Acts.
What act closed Boston ports after the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party? It also led to the formation of the 1st Continental Congress.
What were the Intolerable Acts.
At this battle, the British troops tried to seize military supplies. Emerson later would state that the first shot was the "shot heard around the world."
What was the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Also, proved that the colonists could win a battle
What country helped the colonies the most and how?
What was France. By supplying troops, loans, and a Navy.
What did the colonists gain when it captured Fort Ticonderoga?
It gained cannons and other military supplies that were used to help fight the British.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and when was it adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress?
Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4, 1776.
What is the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
The colonists won the war and helped convince France to support the colonists to defeat the British.
It was this battle that General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington?
What was the Battle of Yorktown.
The _____ was formed to create a form of government and adopted the Declaration of Independence.
What was the 2nd Continental Congress.
This summary statement would describe what part of the Declaration of Independence? "He has kept standing armies, closed legislatures, taxed colonists, etc."
What is the grievance section of the Declaration of Independence.
This battle helped boost confidence among the Patriots. Hint: It is also the scene of a famous painting showing General George Washington.
What was the Battle of Trenton. 1st major victory for Washington
Where should government get its power from?
What is The People.
Who wrote the document that helped to persuade colonists to declare independence?
Who was Thomas Paine who wrote Common Sense.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
What are the Unalienable rights.
What factors helped the colonists win the war. (Need to list at least 2)
What were geography, guerrilla tactics, foreign alliances, United to fight for a cause
This was the first major nonviolent protest to the king's taxes.
What was the Boston Tea Party.