The French and Indian War
This conflict between Great Britain and France left Britain with a lot of debt, leading them to tax the American colonies.
What was the French and Indian War?
Passed in 1765, this law required colonists to pay a tax on paper items like newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
What was the Stamp Act?
This secret group of male colonists organized protests, rallies, and boycotts against British taxes.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
On March 5, 1770, a tense confrontation between angry Boston colonists and British soldiers resulted in this deadly event.
What was the Boston Massacre?
What is the sum of $1,425 + 2,350?
What is 3,775?
Because Britain spent so much money protecting the colonies in the war, King George III and Parliament decided this group should help pay off the debt.
Who were the American colonists?
Colonists used this famous 4-word rally cry to complain that they were being taxed by a British Parliament where they had no voice or vote.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
Instead of buying imported British cloth, this group of patriotic women wove their own fabric called "homespun."
Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
During the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as this group before boarding British ships.
Who were Mohawk Native Americans?
What do you get when you subtract $1,842 from $5,000?
What is 3,158?
Even though it is called the French and Indian War, Native Americans actually fought on both sides, but many allied with this country because of their trading relationships.
What is France?
When colonists refused to buy British goods as a form of protest against taxes, they were participating in this type of action.
What is a boycott?
To protest the tax on tea, the Daughters of Liberty brewed alternative hot drinks using local herbs and leaves, which were known by this nam
To protest the tax on tea, the Daughters of Liberty brewed alternative hot drinks using local herbs and leaves, which were known by this nam
his African American sailor is widely considered the first casualty of the American Revolution after being killed at the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
Solve this multi-digit addition problem: $14,285 + 8,639.
What is 22,924?
This future leader of the Continental Army gained valuable military experience fighting as an officer during the French and Indian War.
Who was George Washington?
This 1773 act gave a monopoly on the tea trade to the British East India Company, sparking intense anger in colonial ports.
What was the Tea Act?
This famous Boston patriot and member of the Sons of Liberty helped organize local resistance and later made a famous midnight ride.
Who was Samuel Adams (or Paul Revere)?
Protesters threw a total of 342 chests of tea into this body of water during the Boston Tea Party.
What is Boston Harbor?
What is the difference between $40,000 and $17,428?
What is 22,572?
Following the French and Indian War, this 1763 rule issued by King George III banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Parliament eventually repealed the Stamp Act because British merchants were losing money, but they passed this act claiming they had total authority to tax the colonies.
What was the Declaratory Act?
The Sons of Liberty often gathered under or hung effigies from these designated large trees in colonial cities to stage protests.
What were Liberty Trees (or Liberty Poles)?
In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed a harsh set of punishment laws that the colonists called by this name.
What were the Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)?
Find the final value when you start with $12,500, add $4,850, and then subtract $3,215.
What is 14,135? ($12,500 + 4,850 = 17,350, then $17,350 - 3,215 = 14,135)