The Colonies
Number of colonies
What is 13?
Country where the King Resided.
What is England?
An army of citizens
What is a Militia?
Shutting down of a port to keep people and supplies from coming in or out
What is a Blockade?
What England had to do at Yorktown in order for the Americans to officially win.
What is Surrender?
The Geometrically named trade route that played a major roll in the colonies
What is the Triangular Trade route?
What the King used to financially control the Colonies
What is Taxation?
A colonist who favored the war against Britain was called this
What is a Patriot?
Rights that cannot be taken away
What are natural or unalienable?
Famous woman helper who brought water to the soldiers during battles
Who is Molly Pitcher
Colony that had poor land but great waterways and shipbuilding ability
What is the New England Colonies
What the Colonies did not have during the time of this Taxation
What is Representation?
The refusal to obey unjust laws using non violent means.
Begins with "civil"
What is Civil Disobedience?
a person who betrays his or her country.
What is a Traitor?
Type of warfare, hit-and-run, tactics to harass the British.
What is Guerrilla warfare?
George Washington was a farmer in this colony
What is Virginia
Name of the King of England at the time.
Triple points if you get the number correct.
Who is George III?
Colonist who were ready in 60 seconds to fight
Who are Minutemen
City where the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is Philadelphia?
when an army surrounds and blockades an enemy position in an attempt to capture it.
What is a Siege?
Name of the strictly religious group that came from the New England Colonies.
Who are the Puritans
Name of the English Government that the King was in charge of.
Starts with a "P"
What is Parliament?
Famous disruption of Tea service when colonist dressed up like native Americans and threw Tea into the Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Famous French military officer. Named the Hero of 2 worlds.
Who was Lafayette?
To Approve as in a vote, to approve the constitution.
Starts with an "R"
What is Ratify?