French and Indian War
Where did the French and Indian War take place?
East Coast–Ohio River Valley area
What was the Sugar Act?
Tax on sugar
How did women help boycott British goods?
Boycotting
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists tossed 18,000 lbs of tea into the harbor
Who was appointed as President of the Second Continental Congress?
George Washington
What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?
Territorial claims clash–French and British both wanted the land
What was the Stamp Act?
Tax on paper products
What was the Boston Massacre?
An event where British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Closed Boston Port, took away elections in the colonies, moved trials to Britain, Quartering Act
What famous document did Thomas Paine write?
Common Sense
What were the results of the Treaty of Paris following the French and Indian war?
The boundaries of the colonists’ land were defined and France had to leave it alone
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Radical patriot group
Who made the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre?
Patriot Paul Revere
Who were the Minutemen?
First colonial citizen soldiers
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
A request for peace and reconciliation by the colonists to King George III but it was not accepted
What was Great Britain’s most serious problem after the war?
High debt
Who created the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was Paul Revere's role in the revolution?
He warned the colonists that the British were coming
What military tactics did Americans use against the British?
Guerilla Warfare
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Define Mercantilism.
Economic and political policy
What were the Townshend Acts?
Taxes on glass, lead, paints, papers, and teas
What was the Tea Act?
Taxes on tea
Where was the Second Continental Congress?
Philadelphia, PA
What did John Locke influence in Jefferson?
The idea of human rights and life liberty land