Lesson 1 A
Another name for England?
Britain
a person or group that joins with another to work toward a goal
ally
________________ is a group of representatives who meet to discuss a subject.
Congress
What is a public statement?
proclamation
means to import illegally
smuggle
Who went to war over the Ohio River Valley?
France and England
What was more important than settlement to France?
trading
By 1763, France was ready to make peace with Britain. They signed an agreement called the ____________________.
Treaty of Paris
What was the reason that Britain taxed the colonists?
Which law put a tax on printed paper?
Stamp Act
Give one reason for the Seven Years' War.
France wanted trade all to themselves or Britain wanted to farm the land.
Representatives from the colonies met to discuss how to fight France. This meeting was called what?
Albany Congress
_____________ is a fight against a government.
___________ is the money that people pay to their government in return for services.
tax
_______________ was a member of the House of Burgesses and he made an angry speech.
Patrick Henry
During the Seven Years' War, who led an army into the Ohio River Valley?
George Washington
_______________ became the leader of Britain's Parliament during the Seven Years' War.
William Pitt
What was the Treaty of Paris?
It gave Britain control of Canada and most of the land east of the Mississippi River.
What items did the Sugar Act tax?
to cancel a law
repeal
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
The colonies would keep their own smaller governments but there would be an overall government to focus on major issues.
What caused Pontiac's Rebellion?
British soldiers would not leave the Ohio River Valley.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It said the colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian mountains.
What were the Townshend Acts?
It taxed tea, glass, lead, paper, and paints.