Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
US History Chap. 10
The American War for Independence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What king of England angered the colonists by taking away their rights as Englishmen? | King George the Third (King George III) |
| What law that added to the cost of newspapers, documents, etc., was thought unfair by the colonists? | The Stamp Act |
| What is a tax? | Extra money added to things which goes to the government to help run it paid by the people |
| What is a representative? | A person who represents a certain people and is chosen by them to have a say in big choices |
| What is a massacre? | A cruel killing of many people at the same time |
| How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre? | Five (including Crispus Attucks, a black patriot) |
| Who was Crispus Attucks? | A black patriot killed in the Boston Massacre. |
| How did the colonists respond when King George III tried to force them to accept British tea with the taxes? What was this event called? | 1)They threw the tea into the water of Boston Harbor. 2)This event was called the Boston Tea Party. |
| Name the group of representatives who met to decide what to do about England's unfair treatment of the colonies? | the First Continental Congress |
| Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"? | Patrick Henry |
| What were the colonists who wanted to be free from England's rule called? | the patriots |
| What were the colonists who remained loyal to England called? | Loyalists or Torries |
| Name the soldiers who said they could be ready to fight at a minute's notice? | the Minutemen |
| What did Paul Revere and William Dawes do? | warn the people and minutemen that, "The British are coming!" |
| What happened at Lexington and Concord? | 1) The start of the war (shot heard round the world was at Lexington) 2)Minutemen fought the British who were trying to take patriot ammo & guns and patriot leaders |
| What is a trench? | holes or ditches dug out of the ground to get in to protect yourself |
| Name the commander of the American Army during the War for Independence. | George Washington |
| During which battle did the colonists show the British that the Americans would not be easy to defeat? | The Battle of Bunker Hill (close to Boston) |
| What important fort did Ethan Allen and the "Green Mountain Boys" capture? | Fort Ticonderoga |
| Who were the Hessians? | German soldiers hired by Britain to fight the patriots because a lot of British soldiers wouldn't fight against the patriots thinking it was wrong because they thought the king un fair and the colonists British citizens. |
| When was the Declaration of Independence signed? | July 4th, 1776 |
| Near what city did Washington and his men cross an icy river to surprise the Hessians at Christmastime? | They crossed the Delaware River at Trenton, NJ |
| On what day did George Washington present the new American flag to Congress? | June 14th, 1777 |
| What is often called the turning point of the War of Independence? | Battle of Saratoga, NY |
| Where did General Washington's army spend the harsh winter of 1777-78? | Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (The British stayed in Philadelphia) |
| Whose bold adventures captured British forts in the Northwest Territory for America? | George Rogers Clark |
| What Scotsman was determined to help the American Navy be successful? What was the name of his ship? In his most famous victory, what ship did Jones capture? | John Paul Jones on the ship called Bonhomme Richard. He captured the British ship Serapis |
| Which general led the British army near the end of the war and eventually surrendered to Washington? | Cornwallis |
| When the war shifted to the Southern Colonies, who was sent to lead the American forces? | General Nathanael Greene |
| What was the deciding battle to end the war and what happened? | At the Battle of Yorktown, George Washington brought his army down from the North/Northwest and Nathanael Greene brought his up from the South while the French and American navies blockaded Yorktown to defeat Cornwallis. The British surrendered Oct 1781. |
| What treaty ended the War for Independence? | the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783. |
Created by:
kailan
Popular U.S. History sets