Revolutionary War Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What are the dates of the French and Indian War? | 1754-1763 |
| Who were the rwo main groups that fought this war? | The French and the British |
| British allies? | Iroquois |
| French allies? | Algonquin and Huron Indains |
| Near what area was George Washington asked to build a fort? | Manongahela and Allganey River |
| How many men did George Washington take with him to build the fort? | 150 |
| What was the problem Washington had w/ building the fort? | The French already had a fort there |
| What was the makeshift fort Washington built? | Fort Nessecity |
| Because the French already had a fort there, what did the British do? | Built a fort near the site |
| What was the name of the French fort @ Manongahela and Allegany River? | Fort Duquesne |
| Who arranged the meeting of the colonies in Albany? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What was the meeting @ Albany called? | The Albany Congress |
| How many colonies came to the Albany Congress? | Seven out of Thirteen |
| What was Benjamin Franklin's plan called? | Albany Plan of Union |
| What was the purpose of the Albany Congress? | to convince the Iroquois to help Britian, to unite the colonies against the French, and to set up a "Grand Union" |
| What would be the job of the Gand Union? | make laws, raise taxes, and create an army for all the colonies |
| Was the Albany Plan of Union accepted? | Nope |
| Why was the Albany Plan of Union rejected? | the colonies refused to give up power |
| French advantages in war? | had one government, had two groups of Native American allies, had a strong army |
| British advantages in war? | Iroquois were their allies, more people in the colonies, easier to defend (close togher, along coast), best navy in the world |
| Who was Britain's general at the 2nd battle of Fort Duquesene? | Edward "Bulldog" Braddock |
| What were the "wrong tactics" Braddock used in the battle? | moved slowly, marched in straight lines |
| In the 2nd battle of Ft. Duquesene, who assisted Braddock? | Washington |
| How old was Washington? | 22 |
| What was Washington's job? | survoyer |
| Washington was in charge of protecting Virginia after what event? | Braddock is killed |
| How was Braddock killed? | In a surprise attack |
| what ends the French and Indian War? | Treaty of Paris |
| The Treaty of Paris stated the the Brittish got control of what areas? | Canada, all the land east of the Mississippi River, and Florida |
| The Treaty of Paris stated thatSpain got which area of land? | all the land west of the Mississippi River |
| Why did Spain get land after the war? | Spain and Britain were allies in the war in Europe |
| After Britain got Florida, what did Britain now have control of? | the whole east coast |
| After the war, France kept what area? | Haiti |
| During the Battle of Quebec, the British were ordered to climb when? | at night |
| Where did the battle of Quebec take place? | The Plains of Abraham |
| Who won the battle of Quebec? | British |
| Who won the second battle of fort Duquesne? | French |
| What did the British rename Ft. Duquesene? | Ft. Pitt |
| Today, Ft. Pitt is... | Pittsburg |
| Capitail of New France | Quebec |
| Founder of Quebec | Samuel de Champlain |
| The British capture of Louisburg... | will keep the French from getting supplies to their forts |
| Who wants to change British strategy in North America, and wants to win war verses the French in North America? | William Pitt |
| How does William Pitt change the strategy for the war? | he sends the best troops to fight, promises to pay colonists for their military help |
| Where was Quebec located? | on a cliff |
| For the battle of Quebec, who was the French leader? | Marquis de Montclam |
| For the battle of Quebec, who was the British leader? | General Wolfe |
| Who ordered the British to climb at night during the battle of Quebec? | General Wolfe |
| Sugar Act | put a tax on molasses |
| Stamp Act | taxed legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards and dice |
| Townshend Acts | taxed glass, paint, lead, and tea |
| Quartering Act | said that colonists had to provide housing, bedding, beverages, and candles to British soldiers stationed in the coloniest |
| Tea Act | let the British East India Company bypass tea merchants and sell directly to colonists |
| Intolerable Acts | a series of laws established to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party; Boston Harbor was blocked by British ships, British soldiers were put on trial in England, new Quartering Act, and Massachusetts colonists were only allowed to have one town meeting per year |
| How did colonists react to the Sugar Act? | smuggled molasses, bribed officials to look the other way |
| colonists reaction to the Stamp Act | protested by throwing rocks, and tarring and feathering agents, wrote angry letters, "no taxation without representation!" Later repealed |
| colonists reaction to the Townshend Acts | verbal fights, protested, wrote angry letters, boycotted, smuggled, nonimportation agreements, Sons/Daughters of Liberty were formed, Daughters of Liberty made raspberry tea and homespun |
| colonists reaction to the Quartering Act | protested, some refused |
| colonists reaction to the Tea Act | Boston Tea Party, brewed own raspberry tea |
| colonists reaction to the Intolerable Acts | protested, 1st Contenental Congress, formed malita, stoped exporting goods to England |
| Boston Massacre | 1770 conflict in which five colonists were killed by British troops |
| boycott | to refuse to buy or use certain goods of services |
| Committee of Correspondence | the letter writting campain that became a major tool of protest in the colonies |
| Daughters of Liberty | a group of women that thought to boycott British items |
| "no taxation without represtation!" | slogan said about the Stamp Act, refers to the Magna Carta |
| Pontiac's War | a conflict between the Native Americans and the British over the settlement of the Indains in the Great Lakes area |
| Proclamation of 1763 | a Law fobidding English colonists to go west of the Appalachin Mountains |
| repeal | to cancel |
| Sons of Liberty | a group of men who mocked British soldiers |
| writs of assistance | legal document that allowed the British to inspect cargo without reason |
| at night | What time of day did the Boston Massacre take place? |
| 7 | How many British soldiers participated in the Boston Massacre? |
| snowy | What were the weather conditions during the Boston Massacre? |
| British | Who was most at fault in the Boston Massacre? |
| 1774 | When was the first contenental congress? |
| Intolerable acts | After what event did the Contenental Congress occur? |
| The meeting of the First Contenental congress | What was the meeting in 1774 called |
| colonies to stand together, to boycott British goods, siad colonists should not import goods to England | What did the meeting encourage? |
| colonists should form a milita | 1st Contenental Congress also said that |
| minutemen | What was Massachusetts milita called? |
| What were the minutemen know for? | being ready at a minute's notice |
| In 1774, where did the British build up troops? | Boston |
| Who was the British General in 1774? | General Gage |
| that colonists have weapons hidden outiside of Boston | What is the rumor going on in 1774? |
| the city of Concord | What city are the weapons hidden in? |
| Paul Revere | Who warned the colonists that the British were coming? |
| 1 lantern in the old north tower is lit | Paul Revere's cue if the British were coming by land |
| 2 lanterns in the old north tower were lit | Paul Revere's cue if the British were coming by sea |
| What did the British find when they went to Concord? | nothing |
| What happened when the British were on the way back to Boston from Concord? | they fought with the colonists |
| What was the first battle of the American Revolution? | The Battle of Lexington and Concord |
| What were Britian's problems in N. America after the French and Indian War? | how to govern such a large area, how to treat French Settlers, Hurons and Algonquins, and how to pay back the expenses from the war |
| Who did the British send to govern New France after the French and Indian War? | Lord Amherst |
| refused to respect Native Americans, raised prices on goods, let British build forts on Native American land | What did Lord Amherst do in ruling New France? |
| Pontiac | What was the name of the Indian who led Poniac's War? |
| Fort Detroit | What fort did Native Americans attack that started Pontiac's War? |
| Native Americans | Who won the first battle of Pontiac's War? |
| British won because the Native Americans failed to drive Britain out of their territory | Who won Pontiac's war and why? |
| Why did Native Americans rebel? | they were treated unfairly, and lost land |
| In 1763, what did the British issue? | The Proclamation of 1763 |
| What did the Proclamation state? | Colonists could not go outisde of the colonies. An imaginary line was drawn. |
| Did the colonists obey the Proclamation of 1763? | No |
| Who would the Proclamation of 1763 protect? | Native Americans and fur traders |
| Sam Adams | formed the committee of corespondence |
| John Adams | defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre |
| Year of the Boston tea Party | 1773 |
| Year of the Boston Massacre | 1770 |
| Year of the Declaration of Independence | 1776 |
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