French and Indian War
The Indians were mainly allies of this group.
Who were the French?
Many colonists didn't want to pay taxes because of this reason.
What is "they had no say in making tax laws."
"Taxation without Representation"
Crispus Attucks, an African American sailor, was killed in this fight.
What is the Boston Massacre?
These are where the first fights took place between colonists and the British soldiers.
Where is Lexington and Concord?
It was for this reason that the Second Continental Congress decided to form a colonial army.
What is they thought that they would soon be at war with the British?
The war in 1755 between the British and French was over this piece of land.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
The Daughters of Liberty took this action when they stopped buying British goods.
What is making their own clothing?
The people of Boston were angry because they did not want these in their town.
What are British soldiers?
A __________ is a colonist who opposed British rule.
A __________ is someone who was still loyal to the king.
What is a Patriot?
What is a Loyalist?
This man was chosen as the commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The land that Britain controlled after the war was ________ and most of the land east of the__________________.
What is Canada and the Mississippi River
The Stamp Act was a tax placed on these things.
What are printed items?
The Sons of Liberty held the Boston Tea Party for this reason. They dressed up as _______________.
(2 answers)
What is make colonists pay a tax on tea?
What are Native Americans?
This patriot man rode to Lexington and Concord to warn the minutemen that the "British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
In July of 1775, this was sent to King George III asking for a peaceful resolution between the colonists and the British.
What is The Olive Branch Petition?
Benjamin Franklin had a plan to unite the colonies under this agreement.
What was the Albany plan?
Some merchants smuggled goods into the colonies for this reason.
What is they didn't want to pay taxes on them?
The Committees of Correspondence were formed to share news and ideas with people of other_______.
What are colonies?
For this reason, the militia lost the Battle of Bunker Hill.
What is they ran out of ammunition?
The First Continental Congress was different from the Second Continental Congress in this way.
What is the First tried to make peace with Britain and the Second discussed breaking away and planned for war.
*Either answer is acceptable
Britain made the Proclamation of 1763 to avoid fighting with this group of people.
Who are the Native Americans?
The British kept tax on tea for this reason.
What is Britain wanted to prove that it could still tax the colonies? (or wanted control)
John Adams, a Boston lawyer, defended the soldiers of the Boston Massacre for this reason.
What is he wanted to show Britain that colonial courts were fair.
This man sent soldiers to capture the colonist's military supplies.
Who is General Thomas Gage?
Although the colonists wanted to make peace with Britain, King George III didn't sign the Olive Branch Petition for this reason.
He was angry at the colonists and wanted to teach them a lesson (so he sent more soldiers instead).