History of the Americas Questions

The first shots of the American Revolution were fired on April 19, 1775. _______ _______ rode to Lexington to raise the alarm.

a "massacre" in this city was used as propaganda by the Sons of Liberty

The Patriots or ______ wanted to seperate from Great Britian and form an independant nation.

King George III and Parliament decided to ________ ___________ to pay the debt of the French and Indian war.

a series of laws that taxed tea, paper, lead, glass and paint

This act said that the British had the right to tax colonists

In the French and Indian war most Native American tribes sided with the

In March 1765 the _______ Act was announced that documents such as newspapers, prayer books, playing cards and diplomas had to be printed on stamped paper that had been taxed.

In the French and Indian war Colonial troops fought on the _________ side.

France became an ally to the United States and

To pay their debts Congress and the states printed

At the end of the war, The British finally recognize the United States, and the US becomes a

This act required colonists to provide food and shelter for the redcoats

The British army paid for their food with

Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in SIXTY seconds

March 15, 1781 battle between the forces of Cornwallis and Green near modern day Greensboro, NC. The British won a thin victory in the battle, but the win sapped much of the British strength

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution.

First state government that does not mention England or the king

Skirmish between Loyalists and Patriots near Wilmington NC. Patriots win

Commander of the Southern Patriots forces. He kept the British forces always moving.