Anglo-French Conflict
The name of the war fought on North American soil between 1754 and 1763
What is the French and Indian War?
When the Townshend Acts were repealed, the tariffs placed on all goods except this one were removed
What is Tea?
The Patriots believed in the ideology of self governance for this country
What is America?
Which Virginian is credited with drafting the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This European nation allied itself with the American cause and supported the American Revolution
Who were the French/France?
These two colonies had the largest population of English colonists residing within them
What are Virginia and Massachusetts?
These were the sites in which the first, open conflict of the Revolutionary War took place
What are Lexington and Concord?
This was one of the main reasons why the Loyalists maintained their allegiance to the English
What are cultural/economic ties or belief the taxes were valid?
These political thinkers greatly influenced American ideology surrounding the ways governments should operate
Who are John Locke and Thomas Paine?
This Virginian town hosted the final battle of the Revolutionary War where the British surrendered after being surround on both land and sea
What is Yorktown?
This act by the British prevented settlement westward of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
It was in this city that 5 public protesters were killed after an altercation with British Troops in 1770
What is Boston?
This man was the General of the American Army whose preservation tactics and lack of risky plays led to American victory
Who was George Washington?
The existence of this economic system conflicted with the ideology put forth in the Declaration of Independence
What is Slavery?
This was the name for the American Revolution in Great Britain
What is the War for Independence?
This was the rallying cry of American protesters in the aftermath of seemingly unfair taxes imposed on imported goods
What is "No Taxation Without Representation?"
Every colony except this one sent representatives to Philadelphia after the Coercive acts limited the political and social freedom of Bostonians
What is Georgia?
This group of people tried to stay out of the war as much as possible
Who were the Neutrals?
The key principles of the Declaration of Independence increased the _________,_________, and _________ participation in the American experience over a period of time
What are political, economic, and social?
This battle, which took place in 1777, served as the turning point in the war in which the Americans proved to outside nations that they were capable of overcoming the British
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This was the first tax to be repealed by the British king after public American resistance? Bonus points if you can tell what year the act was repealed!
What is the Stamp Act? (1766)
This European country served as the primary competitor for the British East India Trading Company leading to the British passing the Tea Act of 1773
Who are the Dutch?
This man negotiated a treaty with the French and served as a European ambassador throughout the American Revolution
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This is the exact date in which the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence
What is July 4th, 1776?
This was the year that America won the Revolutionary War. Bonus points if you can tell me the month as well
What is (October) 1781?