Misc
The French and British fought over the _____________in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Vallley
War that brought on new taxes.
French and Indian War
This Enlightenment Philosopher believed that government was based on the consent of the governed
John Locke
When a person or group of people refuse to by products or use services.
Boycott
This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
How did the colonists feel after seeing Paul Revere's engraved picture of the Boston Massacre?
They were mad or angry
What was the main reason why colonists needed to pay taxes after the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted them to help pay off the war debt.
I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards. Five colonists were killed and many others were wounded in this event
Boston Massacre
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
Who fought with the British in the French and Indian War?
American colonists and Iroquois
This was issued by King George after the French & Indian War. It set aside all land in the Ohio River Valley for Native Americans.
Proclamation of 1763
Letter writing organization that helped keep the Colonies informed of British actions and Colonial resistance despite the distance between
Committee of Correspondence
Where people talked about and decided on issues of local interest, such as paying for schools
town meetings
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
Stamp Act
Religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
Great Awakening
This act that closed the Boston harbor after the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
The secret organization who weaved "homespuns" and boycotted fabric.
Daughters of Liberty
Motto of the Revolution Movement
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
Quartering Act
This stated that colonists could not move to the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Stated that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies
Declatory Act
This was the most famous secret society to oppose British policies.
Sons of Liberty
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea.
Townshend Act