Quarters 1 and 2: Road to Rev and Rev War

What main argument did colonist have against British rule in the 1700s?

• Colonists could not vote in local elections

• Colonists had no representation in Parliament

• Colonists could not regulate their own taxes

• Colonists were not allowed to take native lands

What event happened next?

• Parliament passes the Quartering Act

• King George III issues the Proclamation of 1863

• Colonists meet at the First Continental Congress

• Washington appointed general of the Continental Army

What were the first shots of the American Revolution?

• Lexington & Concord

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

Who said the following quote?

"I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• Samuel Adams

Which of the following is TRUE of colonial feelings by 1776?

• Most Americans were Patriots

• Most Americans were Neutralists

• Most Americans were Loyalists

• Americans were equally divided among Patriots, Loyalists and Neutralists

What LINE banned colonial settlement past the Appalachian Mountains post French and Indian War?

• Proclamation of 1763

• The Great Schism

• Mason-Dixon Line

• The Mississippi River

What was important about the Stamp Act Congress?

• It was successful in earning colonial representation in Parliament

• It was the first time colonists united against a British tax

• Colonists formed representative governments for the first time

• John Adams was appointed leader of the Congress

What caused the French and Indian War?

• French settlers and natives competed for power over the Ohio River Valley fur trade

• Natives refused to leave British territory

• British colonists and French merchants competed for power over the Ohio River Valley fur trade

• The French refused to leave native territory

What battle was the turning point of the French and Indian War?

• Quebec: When the British took out the French capital, the French were overwhelmed

• Battles on the Great Lakes: when France lost control of the Great Lakes, they couldn't transport troops to battle

• Fort Duquesne: When the French control colonial-built forts, the British surrender

What was the purpose of this image?

• Franklin tried to unite the colonies against the British

• Franklin tried to unite the colonies against the French

• Patrick Henry used it to unite the colonies against the Stamp Act