Revolutionary War Study Guide

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  1. 3. British general sent to drive the French out of the Ohio Valley in 1755
  2. 5. British foreign minister who made peace with important indigenous allies and adopted indigenous fighting techniques during the Seven Years' War
  3. 7. Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas day to surprise the Hessians, leading to an American victory
  4. 9. The Boston Massacre killed _______ colonists
  5. 10. The Declaration of Independence was written for the colonists to declare independence from _________
  6. 13. This act was put in place to eliminate the illegal sugar trade between the Spanish and French West Indies and the British colonies
  7. 15. A decisive American win, which converted the French to officially support the colonists.
  8. 16. Washington was the general of the _________________.
  9. 19. Very high casualties for the British, which made the Americans more confident in their ability to win the war
  10. 20. The Native American tribes that allied with France during the French and Indian War were _______, Ottawa, and Algonquin
  11. 21. Diplomat who gained France's support for the Americans leading to the Treaty of Alliance with France
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  1. 1. Merchants, lawyers, tavern owners, and printers were all hurt economically by this Act
  2. 2. British officer who was defeated by the French and forced to return to Virginia during the Seven Years' War
  3. 4. Betrayed his men to ally himself with the British (known as a great traitor in American society)
  4. 6. The president of the Second Continental Congress
  5. 8. After the French and Indian War, the British owned a lot of war _____ and taxed the colonists as a result
  6. 11. The French colonies mainly indulged in the ________ system
  7. 12. In October 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the COntinental Army after the Battle of_________
  8. 14. First battle of the Revolutionary War where the minutemen met the British; "shot heard around the world"
  9. 17. Closed the port of Boston due to the Boston Tea Party and revoked the Massachusetts's charter
  10. 18. This Native American tribe allied with the British during the French and Indian War