French and Indian War
What Native American tribe did the British have on their side during the war?
Iroquois
What was the name of the middle aged woman that Ben Franklin pretended to be in order to write letters to a newspaper?
Silence Dogood
Who did George Washington assist in trying to capture Fort Duquesne?
General Edward Braddock
What did the British ban after they helped put down the rebellion of Pontiac?
westward expansion
What new tax was put on things like molasses and coffee?
The Sugar Act
What were the colonies NOT that helped keep up conflicts between them?
united
What type of glasses did Franklin invent?
bifocals
Who was finally successful in capturing Fort Duquesne?
William Pitt
What was forced on the colonies with the Quartering Act?
housing and providing for 10,000 British troops
What new tax made buying and selling things like newspapers and playing cards illegal without special markings?
The Stamp Act
Who led an army sent by the Governor of Virginia, trying to protect a fort?
George Washington
What did Franklin invent after experimenting with electricity?
lightning rod
What was William Pitt's strategy to try to breathe new life into the war?
replace older generals with younger ones
What was the colonies' response to the Navigation and Trade Acts?
they ignored them and smuggled goods
What was the cry from the colonists when they thought they didn't have a proper say in Parliament?
"No taxation without representation!"
What is the term for the "hiding and ambushing" tactic that the French and Native Americans used?
guerilla warfare
What is the name of the book of wise advice that Franklin wrote?
Poor Richard's Almanac
What was signed in 1763 to end the war?
Peace of Paris
What were the 2 reasons that England was angry with the colonies during the war?
they didn't fight hard enough; they still traded with their enemies
What often violent group was formed in order to protest the taxes?
Sons of Liberty
What was the name of the plan that the colonies made to, in part, govern Native American affairs?
Albany Plan of Union
What college did Franklin help start in 1727?
University of Pennsylvania
What part of America did France give to Spain after the war was over?
Louisiana Territory
What were "writs of assistance"?
legal right for the British to search private property at any time
Who led the Stamp Act Congress, focusing on writing a petition to King George?
Samuel Adams