People
The French and Indian War
The Revolutionary War
Vocabulary
Pre-Revolution Problems
Misc
100
This man was leader of the continental army when fighting against the English, defended Fort Duquesne from the French, and would later become president.
Who is George Washington?
100
England issued one of these when fighting the French and Indian war, signaling their willingness to spend as much money as it took to win the war.
What is a "blank check"
100
For every 1 soldier on the American side, England had this many soldiers.
What is 4?
100
England used this system towards their colonies, mostly ignoring them and allowing them to rule themselves.
What is salutary neglect?
100
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented colonists from settling anywhere west of what landmark?
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
100
The French and the Indians became close allies because of this valuable type of resource.
What is fur?
200
This man designed the "Join or Die" cartoon, wrote Poor Richard's Almanac, and was important in establishing a French alliance for the Patriot cause.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
At the conclusion of the war, the English got a lot of North American land from the French. However, they forbade colonists from settling it following this "announcement" in the early 1770s.
What is the Proclamation (line) of 1763?
200
Considered the first battle of the American Revolution, these Massachusetts towns were where colonial weapons were stored when the British tried to seize them.
What is Lexington and Concord?
200
A type of economic system where the mother country gets raw materials from its colonies, and then sells them back the finished product.
What is mercantilism?
200
This law established a tax on all paper goods.
What was the Stamp Act?
200
An "anti-English fan club" that dumped 18000 pounds of tea into Boston harbor.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
300
This man was king of England during the time of the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
300
The French and Indian war is called this when studying European history, even though it lasted 9 years.
What is the Seven Years War?
300
This was one major advantage the colonists have over the English when fighting the American Revolution on North American soil.
What is a familiarity with the land?
What is a commitment to win?
What is short supply lines?
What is a defensive strategy to outlast the British?
300
An enlightenment philosopher wrote that all men were born with these.
What are natural rights?
300
This law was an "indirect" (sneaky) tax on imported goods.
What is the Townshend Act?
300
This document was the official beginning of the Revolutionary War, since the colonists were finally telling the English exactly what they wanted.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
This Enlightenment thinker wrote that people have natural rights. Among them are life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
400
This was the portion of land that the French and English fought over during the French and Indian War.
What is the Ohio river valley?
400
A type of warfare that is designed to pick off soldiers of the defending army, usually through sneak attacks and non-battlefield warfare.
What is guerilla warfare?
400
This was the name for people in the colonies that wanted to remain loyal to England.
Who are loyalists?
400
During a protest, a group of English soldiers fire into the crowd and kill 5 people. The colonists refer to that event as this...
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
Social contract theory claims that governments get their power from this.
What is the consent of the governed?
500
This man was the author of the popular colonial pamphlet Common Sense. People have criticized him for using too much auto tune (wait, that's the wrong guy...)
Who is Thomas Paine?
500
After their victory in the French and Indian war, the English dealt with this major problem as a result of their "blank check"
What is war debt?
500
Washington's daring surprise attack during the Battle of Trenton had his soldiers do this to catch the English off guard.
What is cross a frozen river?
500
This meeting among the 13 colonies was meant to figure out a way to stop Indian attacks. The colonists rejected it, saying that it sounded like big government.
What is the Albany Congress?
500
Following the Boston Tea Party, the English react drastically, writing these laws that prevented Boston traders from making a living. The Americans won't stand for this one.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
500
Washington was tasked with defending this fort from the French at the start of the French and Indian War.
What is Fort Duquesne?
600
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence, telling the English that all men deserve their natural rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (wait, didn't he own slaves?)
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
600
This rebellion (the Bacon's Rebellion of this unit) caused the English to prohibit colonists from settling on Indian land west of the Appalachian mountains.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
600
The Patriot victory during this battle convinced the French to form an alliance and help them defeat the English.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
600
When people, in this case colonists, refuse to buy goods as a form of protest.
What is a boycott?
600
After the English victory in the French and Indian war, the English leave their army in North America. Where did they stay?
What is in colonist's houses?
600
The British used these as a way to block trade from reaching colonial ports.
What is a blockade?
700
This English commander surrendered to Washington at the Battle of Yorktown, ending the war and causing the English to surrender to the Americans.
Who is General Cornwallis?
700
After the French and Indian war, England moves from their traditionally hands off policy towards the colonies towards this many-syllable policy that meant strict, overbearing governing by Parliament.
What is Parliamentary Sovereignty?
700
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
What is the Treaty of Paris?
700
This was the nickname for colonist volunteers that wanted to fight the English. Their name came from their quick response time.
What is a minuteman?
700
This era of history laid the groundwork for the colonists to believe in things like natural rights, social contract theory, and the idea of separation of powers.
What is the Enlightenment Era?
700
The British burn this major trading hub to the ground as a way to demoralize the colonists. What a shame, they have good pizza...
What is New York?
