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Who was the British military leader who rose to power during the French and Indian War?
What was the name of the event where General Thomas Gage sent all of the ammunition in the colonies to Boston for safekeeping?
The Powder Alarm
This act placed a high tax on foreign sugar and molasses, outlawed foreign rum, and imposed new taxes on wine and coffee.
The Sugar Act
What was the name of the region that caused the French and Indian War? What were people able to get if they owned this land?
The Ohio River Valley/ Power, Resources, Money.
What was the famous motto that was used to protest British taxes throughout the colonies?
"No taxation without representation!"
Who was the British General that ordered all of the ammunition in the storehouses be brought to Boston during the Powder Alarm?
General Thomas Gage
What was the name of the event where the Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans to throw over 300 crates of tea from the British East India Tea Company into the Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
This act required colonists to buy a government stamp for almost every paper document they used.
The Stamp Act
The French and Indian War resulted from the tension between ________________ _______________ that had built up over the years.
Acceptable responses:
European Nations OR France and Great Britain
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution? (Must have their name 100% correct.)
King George III
In March 1770, growing tensions and conflicts between British troops and colonists over the enforcement of taxes, especially the Townshend Acts, led to an event known as what?
The Boston Massacre
This act required colonists to quarter, or house, and feed British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
The Quartering Act
What side did most of the Native Americans side with during the French and Indian War?
The French
What was the name of the treaty that forbade colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains? (Must include year)
The Proclamation of 1763
Who delivered the famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech?
Patrick Henry
During the Summer of 1755, what British fort, where Braddock and his men were stationed, was ambushed by French and Native forces?
Fort Necessity
What Act began with a tax on imported paint, lead, glass, paper, and tea by the colonies? All of these goods had to be bought from Great Britain.
The Townshend Acts
Because of their past history, which native group was willing to side with any enemy of the French during the French and Indian War?
The Iroquois Confederacy
Name the three types of political beliefs in the colonies during the movement for Independence, and what each side believed in.
Patriots- Wanted liberty and liberation from British Rule.
Loyalists- Loyal to the British, were good where they were.
Undecideds- Did not pick sides, did not know what to stand for.
Name the two founding members of the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams and John Hancock
What was the last major strategic battle of the British against the French in the French and Indian War? This was also the last major defeat of the French in the war.
The Battle of Fort Quebec
Colonists hated the coercive Acts so much that they gave it what nickname?
The Intolerable Acts
What was the treaty that officially ended the French and Indian War? (Must include year)
The Treaty of Paris 1763
Colonists were upset about being taxed without representation. Explain how they were not being represented and why that made them upset.
Colonists did not receive representation in the British Parliament. It was not fair that they were not in control of their own fate. Instead, they believed they were being forced under the control of a tyrannical ruler who was an ocean away, making life-changing decisions.