Download 1754: The French and Indian War started in 1754

1754: The French and Indian War started in 1754
because the __________________were trying to claim
all the land west of the __________________________,
and east of the _________________________ as their own, and
the British didn’t want them to have it.
1763: What war ended in 1763? __________________.
After this war the___________________________was
written to promise the Indians that the colonists would
stay off the Indian land.
1764: To help pay back the debt from the ____________
_________________, the British passed several laws that
made the colonists pay taxes on different items.
Circle the item that was not taxed by the Sugar Act.
coffee indigo paper wine
1765: The ________________ Act placed a tax on
newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents. The
colonists were not happy about this tax, so they refused
to buy
_______________________________________.
1770: The ____________________________ started
because the colonists were making fun of a group of
British soldiers. The British started firing their guns and
five colonists were killed. This event united the
colonists against the___________________.
1773: On December 16, 1773, _______________________
____________dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped the tea
that was on three British ships into the Boston Harbor. This was
called the __________________________.
1774: One of the Intolerable Acts was the Quartering Act which
forced the colonists to let the __________________________
live in their houses at no cost to the soldiers.
1774: At the First Continental Congress, the delegates wrote a
list of complaints against the British Parliament for the unfair
treatment of the colonies. At this time, the colonists were not trying
to break away from _______________________________.
1775: The Revolutionary War began on _______________.
This was a war between Great Britain and the
_________________.
1775: On April 18, 1775, who rode on his horse to warn the
colonists that the British were coming?
________________________________________
1775: Two early battles of the American Revolution were at
Lexington and Concord. The _______________________ won
at Lexington, but the American colonists won the Battle of Concord.
1775: At the Second Continental Congress, the members
appointed George Washington as_________________________
and requested him to form a continental army.
1775: During the Battle of Bunker Hill, the British lost 1,000
men and the colonists lost _____________________ men.
1776: The Declaration of Independence was written by
______________________ and others. It stated that the colonists
wanted to be free of Great Britain.
1776: Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of
Independence? _____________________________________
1776: George Washington and his men crossed the
______________River just eight miles north of Trenton on
Dec. 25, 1776.
1776: After crossing the Delaware, Washington and his men
met James Ewing’s troops at ____________________.
Together they attacked the enemy troops and won the battle
within an hour.
1777: The first flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes was made by
________________________________________.
The colonists learned how to fight from the
_____________________ during the French and Indian War.
1777: The winter in Valley Forge was hard because George
Washington and his men did not have enough
_________________________,__________________________,
and _______________________________.
1778: The Battle of Savannah was fought on
______________________, 1778.
1779: The Battle of ______________________________ was
fought on July 8, 1779.
1780: When was the Battle of Charleston?
____________________________
1781: The Battle of ________________________________
was the final major battle of the American Revolution.
(The war officially ended in 1783, but this was the last big battle.)
1783: The signing of the ______________________________
in Paris formally ended the American Revolution.
1783: Name three people from the U.S. who signed the
Treaty of Paris.
____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________
1783: On December 23, 1783, George Washington resigned
from his position as __________________________________
of the Continental Army.
1787: The Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787 in the
Assembly Room of Independence Hall in
____________________________, Pennsylvania by
39 of the 55 delegates.
Minutemen: Minutemen were colonists who volunteered
to be ready to go to war on a moment’s notice. Name a famous
person who was one of the Minutemen.
_________________________________________
Sons of Liberty: The Sons of Liberty were a group of
craftsmen and shopkeepers who were against the
______________________.
Their leader was _________________________________________.
Patriots: The Patriots were colonists who fought for
independence from__________________________________.
They wanted the colonies to become an independent country.
Loyalists: The Loyalists were colonists who remained loyal to
Great Britain and ________________________________.
Paul Revere: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere took place on
________________________________. He rode his horse
from Boston to Portsmouth to warn the colonists that the British were
coming.
Ben Franklin: Benjamin Franklin was an important member
of the Continental Congress. He is most remembered for his
help in writing the________________________________________.
George Washington: In what year was George
Washington voted to be the first president of the United States?
_________________________
John Hancock: John Hancock wrote his signature really
large on the Declaration of Independence because he wanted
the ________________ to see his name first when he saw the Declaration.
Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was asked to write the
Declaration of Independence because he was known for having a
_____________________________________________. He started writing
on June 11, 1776 and it was released to the public on July 4.