VOCAB
What was the name of the act passed in 1764 has a way to pay off English debt from the French and Indian War?
Sugar Act
These acts forced colonists to only do business with British companies and the British government.
Navigation Acts
Why was John Zenger arrested and put on trial?
BONUS: What was the final verdict of his trial?
He wrote a newspaper article bad mouthing/bashing the governor of New York.
innocent
What territory in North America caused so much conflict between the Native Americans, France, Britain, and the 13 colonies at the start of the French and Indian War?
BONUS: Why was it so important?
Ohio River Valley
fertile land, furs, and money
Why did Parliament pass the Sugar and Stamp Act in the first place?
To pay for the debt they developed from borrowing money to pay for the French and Indian War.
What was the name of the act that was passed in 1765 to pay off the English debt from the French and Indian War?
Stamp Act
What is it called when a country owes money to another country or a bank?
BONUS: How do they pay it off?
debt
taxes
What were the 4 rules or regulations of the Navigation Acts?
colonists could only buy British made goods
colonists could only sell to British companies
colonists were not allowed to make certain things
anything sold had to be transported by British ships
What famous future American leader started growing his legacy during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
What were the Committees of Correspondence able to convince colonists to do as a response to the Sugar Act?
boycott
What is it called when you take a stand to not buy products from a company, country, or person?
boycott
judges
For colonists the prices of things they bought under the Navigation Acts went which direction?
up
What role did Native Americans play during the French and Indian War?
Frances side at the start, flipped to the Brits side once France started to lose the war.
Why did the Stamp Act hurt worse than the Sugar Act?
Stamps were used on a ton of basic necessities like letters, newspapers, dice, and playing cards.
How were smugglers held accountable or brought to trial during the colonial times?
BONUS: Why was the courts unfair?
Vice Admiralty Courts
king picked judges/guilty incentives
What did the Sugar and Stamp Act have in common?
They were both taxes to pay for the French and Indian War debt.
down
What was the name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War?
BONUS: What year? (between 1760 and 1765)
Treaty of Paris
1763
What did colonists mean when they use the phrase "no taxation without representation" as an argument to why they shouldn't have to pay taxes like the Sugar and Stamp Act?
They weren't represented in the British government, therefore they shouldn't have to pay taxes to a country that doesn't represent them as citizens.
What court case helped establish the liberties or rights of freedom and speech?
Zenger Case
What was the name of the law that made it easier for merchants to sell cheap tea to the 13 colonies?
Tea Act
How did colonists try to get out of the Navigation Acts and still make money?
BONUS: If they were caught doing this where was their trial held at?
smuggling
Vice Admiralty Courts
What did France have to give up in the Treaty of Paris?
BONUS: What were some negative consequences of this treaty?
All of Canada and their lands East of the MS River.
Settlers began moving in on Native American territory without asking permission, and they ignored King George III's ban on immigrating into the Ohio River Valley.
Why didn't the king just send in troops and force colonists to pay the Sugar and Stamp Act?
He was worried it would start another war that the country could not afford.