King George What Was His Problem events/terms

Question 0

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 0

When the British won the French Indian war they drew a line that forbid all settlers from settling passed the Appalachian mountains.

Question 1

French Indian War

Answer 1

1754-1763
The French Indian war was the war between the British and the Iroquois. The British won and the French were kicked out of America.

Question 2

Stamp Act

Answer 2

1765
The stamp act is when the colonists would buy paper goods and needed an issued stamp to show they payed the tax. The stamp act was to pay for the British’s debt in war and the colonists didn’t want to pay the tax.

Question 3

Townshend acts

Answer 3

1767
Tax on glass, paint paper and tea. The Townshend acts was to pay for a war debt (tax) that the colonists did t want to pay.

Question 4

Boston Massacre

Answer 4

March 5 1770

The Boston massacre was the killing of 5 colonists by British soldiers. Because of the tensions towards royal troops.

Question 5

Boston tea party

Answer 5

Dec 1773

Bostonians dressed like Indians and threw tea of the ships into the water because they didn’t want to pay for tea.

Question 6

Intolerable acts

Answer 6

February 
The Kings reaction towards the Boston tea party 
1) British authority must be obeyed
2) no electing judges or sheriffs 
3)more troops 
4) close Boston harbor

Question 7

Meeting of the first continental congress

Answer 7

October 1774
They were there to discuss the intolerable acts. The intolerable acts were violating human rights. The colonist were to boycott British trade. They were going to start training and arming a militia, and they were going to have national unity

Question 8

Midnight right of Paul revere

Answer 8

April 18 1775

He rode from Boston to Cambridge and Lexington and concord telling everyone on the way that the British were coming.

Question 9

Battles of Lexington and concord

Answer 9

April 19 1775
First military engagement In the rev. War
The British went to Lexington to find Sam Adams and John Hancock. But then had a war against the colonists. Then went to concord to destroy all the amo but most has been hidden.

Question 10

Meeting of 2nd continental congress

Answer 10

May 1775
They met to decide the leader of the continental army and the Declaration of Independence.

Make official army and choose leader and olive branch petition

Question 11

Battle of bunker hill

Answer 11

1775
It was the battle with the British and the Americans. The British said they won. Many people say they didn’t because the Americans ran out of amo( gun powder)

Question 12

Olive branch petition

Answer 12

July 5 1775

Final attempt to stop full on war against the British

Question 13

Thomas Paine publishes common sense

Answer 13

January 1776

To declare and fight for independence

Question 14

Declaration of Independence signed

Answer 14

July 4 1776

John Hancock was the first to sign took a while for everyone else to sign. Thomas Jefferson wrote it

Question 15

Battle of Trenton

Answer 15

December 26 1776
Washington had ten days to save the revolution because everyone was leaving
The battle was significant because they sneak attacked on the hessons

Question 16

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 16

September October 1777
British attacked Saratoga and there was a bloody war. The first day, British and American troops ran into each other. Second day, the British attacked, and Arnold came out on to his horse, all the troops behind him, and fought, but got hurt. He riled everyone up.

Question 17

France allied with colonies against Britain

Answer 17

December 1777

Franklin goes and talks to Louis and he agrees

Question 18

Devastating winter at valley forge

How did disease and winter conditions affect rebel troops

Answer 18

December 1777

The horses were dying and there were sick and exhausted men.

Question 19

Defeat Cornwallis and British surrender at Yorktown

Answer 19

October 1781
American surround the British by land and the French surrounded them by sea, and they fought for days. Finally, without much food, water, or amo left, the British surrendered.

Question 20

First peaceful petition sent to King George

Answer 20

Peaceful reminder that the colonies did not want to separate nor get into war

Question 21

Declaration of Independence ratified

Answer 21

July 2nd 1776

They voted and they could write it

Question 22

Treaty pf Paris signed

Answer 22

September 1783

War was over and America was free

Question 23

Battle of Trenton

Answer 23

1776
The Americans were near Trenton and crossing the Delaware River. Washington led the main army to battle between the hessians and the Americans. The Americans won.

Question 24

Inalienable Rights

Answer 24

Everyone is born with certain right. Those include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness