French and Indian war review Flashcards
Why did the first skirmish of the French and Indian War occur?
They wanted the Ohio river valley.
What did the Albany Plan of Union propose?
The colonies form their own federal government.
What territory did the British gain in the Treaty of Paris 1763 after the French and Indian War?
New France, Florida, Louisiana
Why was Washington’s attack in New Jersey a surprise?
It was winter
How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?
Refusing to buy goods from Britain
What laws made up the Intolerable Acts?
Coercive and Quebec.
Why was paying for the war difficult for the Continental Congress?
They lacked the power to tax.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
France committed troops to the cause.
What did Patrick Henry mean when he said “Give me liberty or give me death”?
fight for independence
Everyone is created how according to the Declaration of Independence?
Equal
Where do governments get their power from?
The people’s acceptance
What did the British repeal to get peace after the Boston Massacre?
The Townshend acts
What was the Continental Army first formed out of?
The militia surrounding Boston
No taxation without
representation
Who are the minutemen?
Soldiers trained and ready to fight at a minute’s notice.
What are manumissions?
Voluntary freeing of enslaved peoples.
The war was between the British and Americans and between the Patriots and the
loyalists
Marquis de Lafayette
Helped Washington improve morale at valley forge
Robert Morris
Pledged large sums of money to war efforts
Nathan Hale
“I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Charles Cornwallis
Surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown.
Charles Cornwallis
Surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown.
John Paul Jones
“I have not yet begun to fight”
Benedict Arnold
An american traitor
