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History chapter5&6
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The French and Indian War was fought primarily between____________ and _____________. | French and the British |
| The outbreak of fighting in the French and Indian war was caused by the French and British both wanting controll of the ___________________________________. | Ohio River Valley |
| _____________ is a force made up of civilians trianed as soliders but not part of the regular army. | Militia |
| The French bulit a fort named _______________________ where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio River. | Fort Duquesne |
| When the British captured Fort Duquesne, they renamed it ______________________. | Fort Pitt |
| France _____________ French Canada and all land to the east of the Mississippi River to Great Britian when they signed the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Britian also recieved Spanish Florida. | ceded |
| ____________ was the leader of the Ottawa nation who attacked Britsh forts and settlements because colonists invaded his territory. | Paniac |
| In 1764 Parliament passed the _______________________, which put a duty on several products and called for a harsh punishment of smugglers. | The Sugar Act |
| In 1763 Parlaiment passed the _____________________________, which required colonist to quarter british troops and provide them with food and other supplies. | The Quartering Act |
| In 1765 Parliament passed ______________________________, which required all colonist to buy speacil tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities. | The Stamp Act |
| An angry crowd of workers and sailors threw snaowballs and rocks at British soilders during__________________________________. | The Boston MAssacre |
| _________________________ defended the 9 British soliders during The Massacre because he believed everyone has the right to fair trial. | John Adams |
| In 1773 the Parliament passed __________________________, which lowered the price of tea, but gave the British a__________________ on selling tea in the colonies. | The Tea Act - Monopoly |
| _____________________________ was when a large group of men boarded a ship in the middle of the night Boston and threw 342 cases of tea into the Harbor. this happened because colonists were angred by the tax on tea and colonial merchants suffered economic | The Boston Tea Party |
| _____________________ are citizen soliders who could be ready to fight at minute's notice. | minutemen |
| _________________________ rode throught the night to warn the minutemen that " The british are coming!" | Paul Revere |
| The first shot of the American Revolution was fired at ________________________________. | Lexington ( massachusetts) |
| Delegates at the _______________________________ were divided about what course to take in the dispute with Britian. | Second Contentail Congress |
| _________________ favored independance, while_______________ remained loyal to the king George 111. | Patriots- Loyalists |
| The__________________________ failed because the King did not respond and declare that the colonies were in rebellion. | The Olive Branch Petition |
| Fort Ticonderoga was an important victory for the Americans becasue it held valueable weapons, especially _______________. | cannons |
| The british were able to win the battle of Bunker Hill after 3 attacks because the Americans ran out of ____________. | ammo |
| A ______________ is the shutting off of a port by ships to keep people or supplies from movong in or out. | blockade |
| ___________________ are soliders who serve another country for money. | mercenaries |
| Thomas Paine stirred support for independance by writting a 50- page pamphlet called______________________. | Common Sense |
| A 33 year old delegate from Vrigina named _________________________ was given the task of writting the declaration of Independance. Jefferson was choosen because he had a very graceful writing style. | Thomas Jefferson |
| The Declaration of Independance was based on John Locke's idea about_____________________. It was approved by Congress on July 4, 1776 in ___________________. | Natural rights - Philiadelphia |
| A ______________ is a formal complaint. There are a long list of these in the Declaration of Independance to prove that the British Government violated the rights of the colonists. | Grievances |
| The summer of 1776 saw a long series of battles and American ______________. | retreats |
| __________________ was an american spy who was condemned and hanged to death. He is considered an American legend. | Nathan Hale |
| On Christmas night 1776, Washington led 2,400 men across the ________________________ before warning the battle of Trenton. | Delaware River |
| ______________________ are soldiers who are paid to fight for another country other than their own. | Mercenaries |
| The Battle of ________________ is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. | Saratoga |
| The battle of saratoga convinced the ________________ that the Americans had a chance of winnignthe war. | Europeans |
| A(n)________________ is a formal agreement between 2 powers to work together toward a common goal. | alliance |
| FRance opendly supported American Independance. They became the first nation to sign a _______________ with the U.S | Treaty |
| ______________________ helped to train the Conttinental Army. | Friedrich Von Steuben |
| Wahington's Continental army suffered through the cruel winter of 1777- 1778 in a hastily built camp at _________________________________. | Valley Forge |
| __________________ are people not in the military. | civilains |
| as men went to war, ________________ took over many of their duties. | women |
| Congress printed __________________________ pay and support troops. | Continentals |
| During the Revolutionary War, most Native American groups sided with ______________. | Britian |
| ______________________ were armed civilain ships that had their government's permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods. | Privateers |
| ____________________ was the commander of the British army. | Charles Cornwallis |
| _____________________ was a tratior. | Benedict Arnold |
| The final batlle of the revolutionary war took place at _________________________. | Yorktown |
| The treaty of Paris was signed on April 15, 1783. The Revolutionary war lasted for ____ Years. | 8 |
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