French & Indian War
What is the Alternate Name for the French & Indian War
The Seven Years War
The Proclamation of 1763
How did Americans feel about the British's actions in regard to their welfare?
This act was imposed in 1764 and became the first ever law raising tax revenue within the colonies FOR Britain
The Sugar Act
What agreements came about in resistance to British taxes? These agreements gave people the new opportunities to participate in protests. Groups of women began hosting Spinning Bees, for example.
What drawing of propaganda did Benjamin Franklin publish that led to increased colonial unity?
Join, or Die
1,000
What did Parliament prohibit colonial legislatures from doing because it would hard British Merchants?
Prohibited colonial legislatures from printing paper money and passing indulgent bankruptcy laws
What did the Quartering Act of 1765 require of colonists?
They had to provide food and quarters/housing for British troops
These two groups rose up as rebellion leaders. They were often violent, tarring and feathering non-participants.
The Sons of Liberty and The Daughters of Liberty
Colonial confidence in their military strength increased heavily while the idea of British invincibility was shattered
These two ideas spread through the colonies through the mid 18th century and became the beginning for revolutionary movements
Republicanism and Whig ideas for anti-monarchy/tyranny
When the British policies began inflicting a currency shortage on the colonies during the mid 1700s, what did colonists do to facilitate everyday purchases?
Began bartering goods like butter, nails, pitch, and feathers for purposes of exchange
The Stamp Act had one of the biggest impacts on the colonists. They were taxed on any paper with a stamp, which included what things?
What event, which occurred on March 5, 1770, ended with 11 dead/injured after a squad of 10 redcoats fired into a taunting crowd?
The Boston Massacre
How did the war affect barriers between people in the colonies?
When men joined, they found others like them which created a sense of unity and likemindedness.
How many of the OG colonies were formally planted by the British?
One. Georgia
How did British Mercantilism "burn" the colonists?
Liabilities, stifled economic initiative, imposed a rankling dependency on British Agents/creditors
Offenders of the Stamp and Sugar Acts were tried in admiralty courts. What was the problem with these trials?
Juries were not allowed.
In New York City, 27 delegates from 9 colonies joined together to appeal to Congress their grievances with the Stamp Act. England eventually ignored them. What was this meeting called?
The Stamp Act Congress
How did colonists respond to the British forbidding export of New England and Middle Colony supplies during the final year of the war?
Colonists began refusing to provide troops and money. They demanded the rights of Englishmen without the duties/responsibilities.
What economic theory did the British embrace in order to increase their control over the colonies?
Mercantilism
Due to having 140 million Euros in post-war debt, what did Prime Minister George Grenville order the Navy to do in 1763?
Be stricter with the enforcement of the Navigation Laws
The Declaratory Act was Parliament's way of emphasizing what?
Their absolute rule over the colonies
What did Britain do in response to the increased smuggling in Massachusetts?
They sent 2 regiments of troops to Boston