Quiz 15 - Chapter 8.1 - 8.3 Flashcards
Which patriot was first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Which patriot leader captured Fort Ticonderoga?
Ethan Allen
What war was fought in American between 1754 and 1763?
French and Indian War
Who was the Virginian who carried a message to the French at Fort le Boeuf?
George Washington
Who were the German soldiers hired to fight the colonists?
Hessians
Where was the “shot heard ‘round the world”’ fired?
Lexington
Who were the colonists that wanted America to be free from Britain’s control?
patriots
Who were the Massachusetts patriots that could be ready to fight at a minute’s notice?
minutemen
What was the act that required the colonists to have a stamp or seal affixed to newspapers, documents, etc.
Stamp Act
Who was the king of England during the American War for Independence?
George III
