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History Quiz 15
8.1-8.3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Colonists who wanted America to be free from Britain's control | patriots |
| Virginian who carried a message to the French at Fort le Boeuf | George Washington |
| War fought in America between 1754 - 1763 | French and Indian War |
| King of England during the American War for Independence | George III |
| Act that required the colonists to have a stamp or seal affixed to newspapers, documents, etc | Stamp Act |
| Massachusetts patriots who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice | Minutemen |
| Where the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired | Lexington |
| Patriot leader who captured For Ticonderoga | Ethan Allen |
| German soldiers hired to fight the colonists | Hessians |
| Patriot who was first to sign the Declaration of Independence | John Hancock |