The Revolutionary War in New York State

What is a loyalist?

• move back

• road used for traveling

• someone who is disloyal to his or her nation

• someone who is loyal to their nation

What does route mean?

• give up

• road used for traveling

• move back

• colonist who opposed British rule

What is Parliament?

• colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain

• some who is disloyal to their nation

• give up

• law-making branch of government in Great Britain

What is the meaning of surrender?

• move back

• give up

• go to battle

• work hard

What is a patriot?

• colonist who is opposed to British rule

• colonist who supports British rule

• someone who is disloyal to their nation

• law-making branch of government in Great Britain

What was the reason behind the battle of Saratoga?

• to cut off NY and New England from the other colonies

• to cut off NY from New England

• to go see the horse races

• to cut of NY from Canada

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Edison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Kincaid

• Thomas Washington

What was the reason for the Boston Tea Party?

• to support Parliament

• to protest a new tax law

• because they only wanted coffee

• to declare independence from Great Britain

Why were New York settlers angry after the French and Indian War?

• they didn't like the winner

• the settlers lost land west of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers

• the British gift of land to the French

• the British troops left

What was the point of the Stamp Act?

• to stop use of stamps in the colonies

• to pay for the tea they dumped in Boston Harbor

• to raise money to pay for the French and Indian War

• to reward the Sons of Liberty