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American Revolution
S.S.-Chapters 7-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Britain and France fought for control of the _________________________. | the Ohio River Valley |
| Who were the Indians allies with? | the French |
| At the end of the French and Indian War, what document did Britain and France sign? | the Proclamation of 1763 |
| The Sons of Liberty held the Boston Tea Party because Britain __________________. | tried to make the colonists pay a tax on tea |
| Why did Parliament create the Townshend Acts? | to pay for the services in the colonies |
| What was the name of the pamphlet that convinced many colonists to support independence? | Common Sense |
| What were colonists who wanted independence called? | Patriots |
| What did inflation do to the prices of food, clothing and supplies? | Forced the prices to go up. |
| Congress passed a law to stop store owners and farmers from _________________. | not selling their goods and waiting for the price to go higher. |
| What countries helped the Americans in the war? (Besides France.) | Netherlands, Spain, and Russia |
| What happened because of the American victory at Saratoga? | France sent money, soldiers, and a navy to help the Americans |
| What was the main idea behind the pamphlet Common Sense? | The Americans colonies should become independent. |
| What happened when Washington and his soldiers attacked the German mercenaries in Trenton? | The Americans won the battle and took almost 1,000 prisoners. |
| The Boston Massacre started because __________________________. | a crowd yelled and threw snowballs at soldiers |
| At the Stamp Act Congress, colonists decided that ______________________. | only colonial government should tax the colonies |
| How did the colonists work together to oppose British actions? | They created the Committees of Correspondence. |
| What was name of the last big battle of the War of Independence? | the Battle of Yorktown |
| Credited with writing the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Dressed in men's clothing to join the Continental Army | Deborah Sampson |
| Secretly traded sides and became a British general | Benedict Arnold |
| wrote Common Sense | Thomas Paine |
| Considered a great leader for the Patriots in the war | George Washington |
| Honored for fighting in her husband's place | Mary Ludwig Hays |
| The first to sign the Declaration of Independence | John Hancock |
| A soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign country | mercenary |
| A colonist who opposed British rule | Patriot |
| Freedom from being controlled by another government | liberty |
| An official public statement | proclamation |
| Had to be ready for battle at a minute's notice | minutemen |
| To move away from the enemy | retreat |
| An event at which people speak out about an issue | protest |
| Freedom from being ruled by someone else | independence |
| Someone who is loyal to the King | Loyalists |
| Someone who is not loyal | traitor |
| A statement that declared or expresses ideas | declaration |
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