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Flashcards by Regan Lefferts, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Regan Lefferts
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| In the French and Indian War, the ____________ fought the _____________. | French, British |
| In the French and Indian War, they fought over control of the __________ __________ __________. | Ohio River Valley |
| Most Native Americans sided with the __________. | French |
| __________ were colonists who were loyal to Great Britain. | Loyalists |
| __________ were colonists who thought Great Britain’s Parliament didn’t fairly represent the interests of the colonists. | Patriots |
| Great Britain passed the __________ __________ to pay for the French and Indian War, and to support a standing army in the American colonies. | Sugar Act |
| Paper items were taxed under the __________ __________. | Stamp Act |
| American colonists chose to __________ British goods because it would hurt the British economy, which might make Great Britain either change their taxation policy or give colonists a say in the matter. | boycott |
| The __________ __________ started as a verbal argument between a colonist and a soldier, then escalated to violence. | Boston Massacre |
| Samuel Adams and other colonial protesters used the shooting as __________ by spreading only one side of the story and calling it the Boston Massacre. | propaganda |
| The British marched on __________ to confiscate colonial militia weapons. | Concord |
| The Battle of __________ __________ was considered a tragic victory for the British because they suffered heavy losses. | Bunker Hill |
| Retaking __________ was important to the Patriots because it was a key city with a harbor, and it was the birthplace of the revolution. | Boston |
| The __________ __________ __________ formally broke all ties between the colonies and Great Britain, and created the United States of America. | Declaration of Independence |
| __________ __________ was the leader of the Continental Army. | George Washington |
| __________ __________ was the Continental Army’s settlement during the winter of 1777-1778, located about 20 miles north of Philadelphia. | Valley Forge |
| Soldiers remained at Valley Forge, despite harsh conditions, out of honor, respect for George Washington, and belief in the __________ cause. | Patriot |
| The Patriots endured harsh conditions at Valley Forge, while the British lived a life of luxury in __________. | Philadelphia |
| The British army moved to __________, Virginia, because of harassment from the Continental Army, and to maintain communications with the British naval fleet. | Yorktown |
| Washington and the Patriots defeated the British at Yorktown with the aid of the __________ army and navy. They surrounded and outnumbered the British, forcing them to surrender. | French |
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