The Revolutionary War In New York State

Which word means to give up?

• French and Indian War

• loyalist

• surrender

• Stamp Act

A colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution was called a...

• Loyalist

• route

• Patriot

• artisan

What is a road used for traveling?

• traitor

• retreat

• Parliament

• route

What is the conflict from 1754- 1793 between Great Britain and France called?

• The Revolutionary War

• The French and Indian War

• Treaty of Paris

• The Battle of Saratoga

What was the law passed by parliament in 1765 to raise taxes in American Colonies called?

• Stamp Act

• The Declaration of Independence

• Loyalist

• Treaty of Paris

Who lost most of their North American colonies in the French and Indian War?

• Netherlands

• Great Britain

• Spain

• France

What angered New York settlers after the French and Indian War?

• The British victory in the war

• The removal of British troops from the colonies

• The end of settlement west of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers.

• The British gift of land to France

Why did colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor?

• To declare their independence from Great Britain

• To protest a new tax law

• To support parliament

• To embarrass the sons of liberty

Which of these battles started the American Revolution?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Jay

• James Forten

• George Washington