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France controlled this land area in United States that colonists wanted to move into in the early 1700s because of being overcrowded in the colonies.
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This war was labelled the, "Seven Years War, even though it lasted from 1754-1763. It was fought over the Ohio River Valley
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Unit 2 Rev. War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| France controlled this land area in United States that colonists wanted to move into in the early 1700s because of being overcrowded in the colonies. | Ohio River Valley |
| This war was labelled the, "Seven Years War, even though it lasted from 1754-1763. It was fought over the Ohio River Valley | French and Indian War |
| Sides during the French and Indian War | French and Indians vs British and Colonists |
| Winner of the French and Indian war, and therefore, won the rights to Canada and the Ohio River Valley | British and Colonists |
| This ended the French and Indian War when it was signed. | Treaty of Paris |
| The British Parliament passed this law in 1763 to prevent colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains, to try and keep peace with the Native Americans | Proclamation of 1763 |
| This was the first tax Parliament and King George III passed in 1764 to try and pay for their war debt in North America. It taxed goods such as sugar, coffee, and cloth. | Sugar Act |
| During the time of all the taxes from Britain, the Colonists did this to supplement the goods they _______________ in goods to the colonies because they were _______________ buying ANY goods from Britain. | smuggled & boycotting |
| This is the second tax that Britain imposes on the colonists in 1765 that taxed ALL paper products | Stamp Act |
| After the Stamp Act was put in effect, the colonists came up with this motto for the remainder of the war that lead some of the Founding Fathers like Patrick Henry to go to the streets to get more colonists to become Patriots. | "No taxation without representation." |
| This group was formed after the Stamp Act was put in effect. They would terrorize tax collectors, intimidate loyalists and others who opposed the colonists movement. Paul Revere and Sam Adams were among the leaders of this group. | Sons of Liberty |
| In ________, the British repealed the Stamp Act, which lasted only one year. | 1766 |
| After repealing the Stamp Act, the British still needed money to way for their war debt. They then passed the ____________ _____ in 1767 to try and raise this money from the colonists. This taxed products such as lead, paint, glass, tea, and paper. | Townshend Act |
| in 1767 the British repealed all the taxes, except one small tax on _________, which then lead to the Boston Tea Party | Tea tax |
| The British soldiers who took part in this event were labelled as blood thirsty murderers by Patriot leader Paul Revere because they killed 5 colonists in the streets of Boston on March 5, 1770. | Boston Massacre/Bloody Massacre |
| This man ( a runaway slave) was the first death of the Revolution from the events of the Boston Massacre. | Crispus Attucks |
| Sam Adams set up this group of men after the Boston Massacre to help news travel faster to the colonies. This was a communication network between towns/colonies, and it also helped spread propaganda from Paul Revere about the British. | Committee of Correspondence |
| This event took place on December 16, 1773 buy dumping a British drink of choice, worth as much as $2,000,000 in todays money, into the harbor. | Boston Tea Party |
| This was Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party and did: 1) shut down Boston Harbor for trade 2) Could not hold town meetings 3) Britain took over control of Massachusetts 4) British soldiers started living with the colonists (Quartering Act) | Intolerable Acts (Colonists term) or Coercive Act (British term) |
| After the Intolerable Acts were put into place a large group of men met in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 1774 from all over the colonies. They discussed such issues as continuing to boycott British goods and starting to prepare local militias. | First Continental Congress |
| The Revolutionary War ended when this was signed. | Treaty of Paris |
| This group of colonists men could be ready at a minutes notice. | Minutemen |
| On the night of April 18, 1775 British soldiers marched almost 20 miles to find these 1) two men and 2) seize what from the last town? | 1) Sam Adams and John Hancock 2) weapons & ammunition |
| This battle was the first to kick off the Revolutionary War and is dubbed as, "The shot heard round the world." | Lexington and Concord |
| The term for someone loyal to the colonies side. | Patriot |
| The term used for those who were loyal to the crown in Britain. | Loyalists |
| This battle was fought in 1775 and was led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen. The results was an American victory and led the Americans taking over cannons and other weapons from the British. | Fort Ticonderoga |
| This battle was fought in Boston and Charlestown and was the bloodiest one of the war. The British won only because the Americans ran out of ammunition on the British's third advancement. | Bunker Hill |
| This battle did last long and the British retreated out of Boston using their Navy because the Americans used cannons that were captured from the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga. | Siege of Boston |
| This is was where the Continental Army was station during a devastating winter of 1777-1778 due to the following: 1) lack of food 2) lack of clothing 3) no more funding or supplies from the Continental Congress 4) no housing | Valley Forge, PA |
| On Christmas Eve of 1776, Washington and his men won this battle when he crossed the ice filled Delaware River and surprised the British Hessian troops to turn the tide of war. | Battle of Trenton |
| This battle helped convince France to ally with the Americans the rest of the war. The British's strategy was to cut off the New England colonies from the rest of the colonies. The British came down from Canada led by John Burgoyne. | Battle of Saratoga |
| This man was the overall general of the Continental Army | George Washington |
| This was the final battle of the war. The British were surrounded by 18,000 Colonial troops on land and by the French Navy from the ocean. | Battle of Yorktown |
| This marked the very end of the war on September 3, 1783 and was signed in Paris, France. The signing of this meant America had their independence and that the British troops would leave America | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| This document was signed by 56 delegates in Philadelphia, PA during the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. | Declaration of Independence |
| What does the Rights parts of the Declaration of Independence State? (WORD FOR WORD) | "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these right are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." |
| Name of the spy ring that General Washington used during the war to keep track of the British Armies movements and strategies. | Culper Spy Ring |
| What are the four sections that are part of the Declaration of Independence? | Preamble, Rights, Grievances, Resolutions |
| Primary author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| The three U.S. representatives who negotiated peace at the Treaty of Paris in Paris, France | Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, John Adams |
| What are the four sections that are part of the Declaration of Independence? | Preamble, Natural Rights, Grievances, Resolution |
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