AMERICA IN 1763
TRUE OR FALSE-France was the clar winner in the french and Indian War.
What is false?
population reached more than 1.5 million
By 1763, how many people were living in the 13 colonies?
colonists had to buy offical papers and legal documents
What is the Stamp Act?
English soldiers were stationed in their city
Why were people in Boston very angry?
a former slave who spoke out for the freedom of other people
Why do you think many Americans consider Crispus Attucks a hero?
Colonists realized they had many things in common with eachother
How did the French and Indian War affect colinists?
worked hard
prided themselves in not working
How the colonists abd the Engkish differed on attitudes toward work?
claimed taxes violated their rights
Why were colonists furious?
African American dockworker who died at the Boston Massacre
Who was Crispis Attucks?
colonists considered the presence of British troops a direct threat to their safety
Why did the colonists come to resent the British government?
elct their own representatives and make their own laws
How did the colonists begin to govern themselves?
It is easier to move up with less social barriers
How is colonial society different from England?
colonists argued they had not elected the English government
What is "no taxation without representation?"
34-year lawyer who defended soilders at the Boston Massacre Trail
Who was John Adams?
Jefferson's first draft of the Declaration of Independence protested against slavery.
How does he suggest that the king's support of slavery justifies revolution?
colonists felt less English and more American
Why did the colonists weaken their ties with England?
do not have the same opportunities
Who are colonial women?
protests took English leaders by surprise.
Why did Engand withdraw the Stamp Act?
March 5, 1770
When did the Boston Massacre happen?
DNA tests could confrm her claims
How might modern technology affect Sally Hemmings life story?
English Parliament passed a series of new taxes to help pay for the French and Indian War?
Why were the colonists outraged?
cannot vote
cannot tesify in court
Who are African Americans living in the 13 colonies?
gave colonists a common enemy
How did the Stamp Act affect the colonists?
tension between the English king and the colonists continued to grow
What was one major cause of the American Revolution?
1/4 of the soliders who fought for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War were black
How did African Americans contribute to the American Revolution?