Effects French Indian War
What was Britain's political policy towards the colonies pre-war
Salutary Neglect
What act was passed forcing Colonists to provide British soldiers housing
Quartering Act
What country did Ben Franklin convince to join the Americans in the war
France
Who was the colonial general, that later became the first president of the U.S.
George Washington
What confrontation led to the death of several colonists in Boston
The Boston Massacre
What royal decree limited the growth of the colonies making colonists mad
The Proclamation of 1763
What series of laws placed heavy taxes on tea, paper, lead, glass, and paint for the Colonies
The Townshend Acts
What general did George Washington trap in the final battle in the Revolutionary War
General Cornwallis
Who was the rider that warned Americans that "the British are coming" and plagiarized a depiction of the Boston Massacre
Paul Revere
What way of thinking influenced the American Revolution
The Enlightenment
What land did Britain gain after the war and how did it shift power in the Americas
They gained all land East of the Mississippi and power shifted from French to British
This act allowed British East India Company was able to ship tea directly to the Colonies
The Tea Act
What battle provided the phrase "the shot heard 'round the world"
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The king during the time of the Revolution. He taxed the colonists, which angered them
King George lll
What organization conducted the Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty
What feeling emerged as Colonists began to fight with British solders
Colonial Identity (The idea of being "separate" from Britain
The Act that enforced use of Britain's currency to protect British merchants and creditors from less valued colonial currency
The Currency Act
What was the approximate percent of the population that sided with the Loyalists, Neutral, and Patriots
20% Loyalists
40% Neutral
40% Patriots
Who was the biggest influence on the founding fathers with his Enlightenment thinking
John Locke
How did Britain punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party
The Coercive Acts
Who was sent to challenge French expansion in the Americas
George Washington
Act that established British dominance over the Colonies saying their authority over taxation was the same in the Colonies as it was in Britain
The Declaratory Act
What are three main ideas of the Declaration of Independence
2) Natural Rights
3) Popular Sovereignty
4) If the gov is lacking, the people can overthrow the gov
5) King George lll abused his powers
What general led the British army in the revolutionary war, that burned down the capitol
Robert Ross
Why did the number of printshops explode after 1695 in the English colonies
The British got rid of the long lasting Licensing Act