During the French and Indian War,

the British defeated the French and gained new land.

Colonists organized the Boston Tea Party to stop

British tea from being delivered to the colony

“taxation without representation”

the idea that American colonists did not have a say in the English Parliament, which enacted taxes without their consent.

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American Revolution

Question	Answer
A disagreement between the British and French over land along the Ohio River resulted in the_______.	French and Indian War
During the French and Indian War,	the British defeated the French and gained new land.
________rode through Massachusetts towns warning people that the British army was marching to Concord	Paul Revere
Some people who resisted the Stamp Act by boycotting British goods called themselves _______.	the Sons of Liberty
______ was an African American man killed in the Boston Massacre.	Crispus Attucks
The American Revolution ended with the	British surrender at Yorktown.
Colonists organized the Boston Tea Party to stop	British tea from being delivered to the colony
The laws that took away Massachusetts’s self-government, appointed a military governor for the colony, and required colonists to house British soldiers were part of the______.	Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress issued______________ to the British government, stating that colonists were entitled to the rights of Englishmen	A Declaration of Rights
The first shot of the American Revolution, also known as “the shot heard round the world,” was fired at the Battle of _______.	Lexington
The Continental Army lost almost half its men during the winter it spent camped at ______.	Valley Forge
______convinced many of its readers that America should break away from England.	Common Sense
The main author of the Declaration of Independence was ______.	Thomas Jefferson
The woman who dressed in men’s clothing and joined the Continental Army was_________.	Deborah Sampson
Washington won his first great victory at ______.	Trenton
Which individual was a great hero of the American navy?	John Paul Jone
Which individual helped train American soldiers at Valley Forge?	Baron von Ste
“taxation without representation”	the idea that American colonists did not have a say in the English Parliament, which enacted taxes without their consent.
a person living in the colonies who did not support the American cause and remained loyal to Great Britain	Loyalist
a person who supported the cause of the colonists during the American Revolution	Patriot
breaking the rules on purpose	Defiant
a soldier from one country paid to fight for another country	Mercenary
disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy	Treason
a large amount of something being stored for future use	Stockpile
in short supply; not having enough	Scace

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