french + indian war
the proclamation line of 1763 prevented the colonists from going west over what geographic boundary?
Appalachian Mountains
this tax act was an attempt to save the British East India company from bankruptcy
tea act (1773)
During the Boston Tea Party, 150 men were disguised as what/who?
Native Americans
Washington's nighttime crossing of the Delaware River kicked off this battle on the East Coast
Trenton
what year was manufactured sliced bread first sold in US markets?
1928
George Washington was commissioned as this title for the French and Indian war
major
Colonists rally cry was "No taxation without ________________!"
representation
a terrorist group based in Boston who controlled the spread of information
Sons of Liberty
this battle resulted in high British causalities but a loss for the Americans
Bunker Hill
which animal is the mascot for the Hufflepuff house in the Harry Potter books?
I said in class that the French and Indian war should really be known as what?
first world war
During the first continental congress in 1774, all colonies attended EXCEPT
Georgia
five men and a dog were killed during this tense standoff
boston massacre
This British general surrendered to Washington at Yorktown
General George Cornwallis
how many time zones are there in Russia?
eleven
the name of England's law making body
parliament
quartering act
This tax act directly targeted/punished Boston, closing its port and stationing redcoats there
Intolerable/coersive acts
The official name for the American army
Continental Army
what is the hottest planet in our solar system?
venus
one of the first tax acts after the French and Indian war, a direct effort to pay for the war
stamp act
this British treasury secretary enacted several direct tax acts which became named after him
Charles Townshend
Paul Revere was employed in Boston by the Massachusetts Committee of ____________ _______________.
public safety
George Washington was invaluable to the Americans mostly because of his _______________ skills
leadership
who wrote the books that the James Bond movies are based on?
Ian Fleming