Conflict with Native Americans/British Rule Leads to Conflict
Stamp Act
Protests Spread
100
Who lived on most of the land claimed by France and Britain?
Native Americans
100
This was General Braddocks first and final defeat.
Fort Duquesne
100
True of False. The relationship between Native Americans and white settlers was peaceful after the French and Indian War ended.
False
100
True or False. The Stamp Act required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for procucts and activities.
True.
100
True or False. The colonists enjoyed being taxed, so Britain continued to raise the taxes.
False.
200
Which two countries controlled large portions of North America in the mid 1700's?
France and Britain
200
This defeat was led by the Governor of Massachusetts
Fort Niagra on Lake Ontario
200
Who was the leader of the Ottawa Nation?
Pontiac
200
Name some the items that required special tax stamps as a result of the Stamp Act.
Newspapers, wills, licenses, insurance policies, land titles, contracts, and other documents.
200
Under the ___________ __________ __ _________, Britain would no longer tax products or activities inside the colonies.
Townshend Acts of 1767
300
The 21 year old surveyor in the Virginia militia. He was sent to ask the French to leave.
George Washington
300
What happened in 1756?
Britain declared war on France, marking the beginning of the Seven Years' War.
300
Define "duty"
It is an import tax.
300
What is a boycott?
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products.
300
Define writs of assistance.
court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching.
400
During the Albany Congress, the British wanted to form an alliance with the ________________ against the French.
Iroquois
400
French Troops led by General Montcalm destroyed Britian's Fort _______ on Lake ___________.
Oswego, Ontario
400
How did the Quartering Act affect colonists?
It required them to quarter, house British troops and provide them with food and other kind of supplies.
400
What was significant about Patrick Henry's emotional speech?
It bordered on treason.
400
What year did the Boston Massacre take place?
1770
500
Franklin drew up a plan which called for a council of representatives elected by the colonial assemblies. This council would have authority over western settlements, relations with Native Americans, and other urgent matters. What was the name of the plan?
Albany Plan of Union
500
In 1757, Moncalm captured Fort_______ _______ on Lake George.
William Henry
500
Why did the British impose new taxes on the American colonists?
They wanted the colonists to pay for the expenses of the French and Indian War. The war put Britain in debt.