American Revolution

Question 1

John Locke

Answer 1

English democratic philosopher who believed in people’s rights and self government

Question 2

Thomas Hobbes

Answer 2

English philosopher who said men aren’t born with rights and are naturally evil;
and needed to be controlled by a king

Question 3

Great Awakening

Answer 3

Religious revival in the 1730s-1740s that makes a “return to God” after
generations in America

Question 4

Princeton/Rutgers

Answer 4

Minister universities that emerge b/c of the Great Awakening

Question 5

Iroquois League

Answer 5

Confederation of 5 Northern/N.E. Indian tribes

Question 6

King William’s
Queen Anne’s War (1689-1748)

Answer 6

3 European wars spill into the colonies between Brit, France, & Spain

Question 7

Albany Plan of Union (1754)

Answer 7

Rejected plan to create a mutual defense between colonies

Question 8

Land Speculators

Answer 8

People that buy western land who start to encroach on Indian territory

Question 9

Fort Duquesne

Answer 9

French fort where Washington and Braddock are defeated

Question 10

French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War) (1754-1763)

Answer 10

1st real world war fought between Britain and France and their possessions

Question 11

Balance of Power

Answer 11

The idea that no one European country would be allowed by others to get too
powerful

Question 12

Edward Braddock

Answer 12

British general in charge of all forces in North America

Question 13

George Washington

Answer 13

Young colonial general fighting for the British during F&IW

Question 14

Guerilla Warfare

Answer 14

Sneak attack warfare perfected by the Indians

Question 15

William Pitt (the Elder)

Answer 15

British politician (main political leader during the war) who goes broke to
win the F&IW (1756-1761)

Question 16

James Wolfe

Answer 16

British general in charge @ Quebec who dies in the battle

Question 17

Battle of Montreal (1760)

Answer 17

Last battle of the F&IW

Question 18

Treaty of Paris 1763

Answer 18

Treaty that ends the F&IW

Question 19

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Answer 19

Indian king who led a rebellion against colonists who went to the frontier

Question 20

Proclamation Line of 1763

Answer 20

King set a line @ Appalachian Mountains to prevent & protect colonists
from frontier/Indians

Question 21

King George III

Answer 21

English tyrant king during F&IW and American Revolution

Question 22

George Grenville (Chancellor of the Exchequer)

Answer 22

Finance treasurer of England who taxed colonists
to help pay for the F&IW (began the process)

Question 23

Deficit

Answer 23

Amount you are short in revenue per year

Question 23

Debt

Answer 23

Obligation to pay an amount of deficits added up over time