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History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- What did the British give slaves who fought on their side?
- After what victory did the French form an alliance with the Americans?
- Which militia group defeated Burgoyne's troops at Bennington, Vermont?
- What geographical feature did the Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from settling west of?
- Who was president of the Second Continental Congress?
- What was the date of the Boston Tea Party?
- Name the African American who fought at Concord and Bunker Hill, winning his freedom.
- Eventually, all the colonies have African Americans fighting except one; name that colony.
- Which side won at Long Island in August 1776?
- In 1777, William Howe captured which city, causing Congress to flee?
- What were colonists called who wanted independence from Britain, even if it meant a fight?
- Where was British support the weakest during the American Revolution?
- Who disguised himself as a Dutch schoolteacher to spy on the British at Long Island, got caught, and was hanged?
- What was the first battle of the American colonies against the British in the war for independence?
- What does Deborah Sampson of Massachusetts do so that she can fight in the American Revolution?
- Which leader convinced Parliament to take action against colonial smuggling?
- Name the British leader that was ordered to seize the weapons of the Massachusetts militia?
- How did most Southerners make a living?
- What ended the French and Indian War and marked the end of France as a power in North America?
- Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to act against the Stamp Act?