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8SS_RoadToRevolution
The Road to Revolution
| 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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