Acts and Laws
Name the act that granted the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales to the colonists.
Tea Act of 1773
What was the event in which 90,000 pounds of tea were destroyed?
Boston Tea Party
What did the French lose in the war (name one thing)?
Possible answers:
They lost Louisiana.
They lost the land that is now Canada.
They lost all land in North America.
Who was the first European to have settled the land we call Indiana?
Robert La Salle
What act banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
Name the act that taxed anything on printed paper.
Stamp Act (1765)
What was the event in which colonists threw snowballs and ice at the British troops, and 5 colonists were killed?
Boston Massacre
What did the British gain in the war?
Possible Answers:
land to the east of the Mississippi River
land that is now Canada
Who was attacked in the war?
Why did the British impose taxes on colonists?
to pay for debts that accrued from French and Indian War
Name the acts that taxed tea, glass, lead, paint and paper.
Townshend Acts (1767)
Which event involved Crispus Attucks, the first casualty of the American Revolution?
Boston Massacre
What did the Native Americans want from the war?
Possible answers:
to preserve their way of life
to preserve the wilderness and animals' lives
to become allies of the French
Did Pontiac's attack on Detroit fail or succeed?
It failed.
Why did the English people come to North America?
The wanted to own their own land and be independent.
Name the act that the Sons of Liberty and Samuel Adams protested.
Stamp Act
Which event caused Parliament to punish the colonists with the Coercive Acts?
Boston Tea Party
How did the British overcome early defeats to win the war?
Possible answers:
William Pitt convinced British government to provide money, troops and other supplies.
They became skilled at fighting in the wilderness.
The Navy blockaded all ports.
When did the war come to an end?
1764
Why were the French interested in Indiana?
They believed that Indiana's waterways would provide them a trade route to Asia
Name the acts that replaced the Stamp Act and made colonists so angry that they boycotted many newly taxed items.
Townshend Acts
What was another name for the Coercive Acts (which resulted from a major event that occurred on December 16, 1773)?
The Intolerable Acts
What did Spain gain in the war?
Possible answers:
gained land west of the Mississippi River to Pacific Ocean
gained some of Canada
How long did Pontiac's War continue after the French and Indian War ended?
3 years
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