8SS_RoadToRevolution Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What did Parliament do to the colonies to raise money for their debt? | they taxed them |
What was the only thing that could settle the quarrel with England in 1775? | war |
What did King George II summon Christopher Gist to find? | a good settlement |
Who claimed the land of Canada? | France |
What did France build to protect their lands? | a system of forts |
What did the French proclaim regarding the Ohio Territory? | they would drive out all foreigners |
Why was the Ohio Valley important? | it was a vital link between Canada and the Mississippi River |
Why did France and England want to make the Indians their allies? | they controlled the fur trade in the heart of North America |
Where did France and England fight the French & Indian War? | the Ohio River Valley |
What did the snake in the political cartoon tell the colonists? | if they don't stick together they will die |
Where did the delegates meet? | Albany, New York |
Who grew up on a plantation in Virginia? | George Washington |
Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union? | Benjamin Franklin |
Who ruled the seas? | the British colonies |
What was the treaty that ended the French and Indian war? | The Treaty of Paris |
Who were the Sons of Liberty? | a protest group against British policies |
Who arrived in Boston in April 1775? | the Redcoats |
What were the majority of French people? | fur trappers |
Who walked in the room to meet Captain Joncaire on December 4, 1753? | Major George Washington |
What did George Washington name his fort? | Fort Necessity |
What side did the Iroquois join? | Neither side |
What did the British gain under the Treaty of Paris? | Canada and all lands East of the Mississippi River |
What is the name of the valley the British drove the French away from? | Ohio Valley |
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say? | settlers were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
What did the settlers resent? | the tax on tea |
What happened at the Boston Tea Party? | a group of men dressed like Mohawk Indians burst onto the ship and dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor |
What was the name of the Vermonters that Ethan Allen led? | the Green Mountain Boys |
Who warned General Braddock that he was moving his troops too slow? | George Washington |
Who became the leader of the British government in 1757? | William Pitt |
What was the name of the town General James Wolfe was sent to capture? | Quebec |
Who sent his troops in small ships to quietly sneak into the town? | General James Wolfe |
Who was sent by the British to keep order in the Ohio Valley? | Lord Jeffery Amhearst |
Who was the leader of the Native Americans that fought the French? | Pontiac |
What forbade settlers to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains? | the Proclamation of 1763 |
What was the tax on molasses called? | the Sugar Act |
What was the tax on legal documents called? | the Stamp Act |
What is a boycott? | an organized campaign to refuse to buy certain goods and services |
What does repeal mean? | to cancel |
What was the Townshend Acts? | a tax on goods such as glass, paper, paint, tea and lead |
What was the Quartering Act? | colonists had to provide housing, candles, bedding & beverages to British soldiers stationed in the colonies |
What is a militia? | and army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency |
Who said "Give me Liberty...or Give Me Death" | Patrick Henry |
Who was Ethan Allen? | a Vermont blacksmith known for his temper |
Who was George Washington? | the commander of the Continental Army |
Who was Gen. William Howe? | he spotted the Americans and ferried across the harbor 2,400 redcoats |
Who was King George III? | he ordered a blockade of all colonial ports |
What is a blockade? | shutting down of a a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out. |
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