T4L1 - Intro to American Revolution
By the mid 1700s, this European nation was the only dominant colonizer left
What is England/Britain?
The French and Indian War was fought between these two powers
Who are the British vs. the French and the Indians?
King George and this guy, England's new Prime Minister concocted this plan to have the colonists pay taxes after the British Army had won the war for them
Who is William Pitt?
The British began to tax the colonies as the colonies were experiencing this
What is protection?
These acts, on imports, were external taxes on colonists, and further angered the colonists in 1767
What is the Townshend Acts?
What is Roanoke? AND What is Jamestown?
other name for French and Indian War
What is 7 Years War?
This Treaty ends the war, and in this year. NEED BOTH
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763?
This 1764 act lowered the taxes on the colonies, so they might pay it rather than smuggle, also could seize goods without trial, taking two British citizen rights
What is Sugar Act?
the name first man to die in the American Revolution died during the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
Aside from new land and economic reasons, a second wave of colonists came to America in search of this
What is religious freedom?
Large land area fought over for much of the French and Indian War due to plentiful natural resources, both sides building forts in the area
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This river is the new western border for the British colonies
What is the Mississippi River?
What is the Stamp Act?
In response to removing all taxes except on tea to settle New England down, Sam Adams organized this event
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This line is the major cultural divider of the North vs. the South
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
The French did better securing Native American Alliances due to these two reasons...
What is an already established fur trade AND distrust of English desire for land?
The Proclamation of 1763 barred colonial settlement past these mountains
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
This action, taken several times by most of the colonists, hurts British businesses and tries to force a change, it is still commonly used today
What is a boycott?
T/F: In 1775 after the last major protest in Boston, the colonist had all remained loyal to Britain.
What is true?
the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of CT had all set the stage and established this American tradition, the House of Burgesses in VA was a prime example
What is Self-Government?
Benjamin Franklin proposed this idea, the unite the colonies in war effort
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
This "war" between colonists and Indians in the Ohio River valley continued to cost Britain money to defend the colonists, precisely why the Crown wanted to ban settlement
What is Pontiac's War?
This act from British Parliament is in response to colonial actions and complaints, and says that Parliament has the right to tax any and all colonists in any case
What is the Declaratory Act?
The last set of acts imposed by Parliament on the colonists were meant to punish the colonies and force compliance
What are the Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts?