Ole Washington
French and Indian War
Steps to revolution
Vocab
Taxes
100
What country did Washington fight for during the French and Indian war?
British
100
How long was the war?
9 years
100
How did the British parliament decide to pay for the French and Indian war?
Taxes
100
What is parliment?
a legislative body of government that makes laws, represents the people, and oversees the government
100
What was the first tax imposed on the colonist in response to the French and Indian war.
Sugar act of 1764
200
What fort played a pivotal role in the French and Indian war that Washington helped capture?
Fort Pitt
200
What is another name for the war?
7 years war
200
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
200
What is Animosity
strong hostility.
200
What tax was placed on all printed material?
Stamp Act
300
Why did Washington leave the British army?
They would not promote him.
300
Who fought in the French and Indian war?
French, British, Indians
300
What event is considered the start of the American Revolution?
Boston Massacre
300
What are Militias?
a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
300
What was the famous saying about taxes?
No taxation without representation
400
Where was Washington from?
Virginia
400
What side did the Indians fight on?
French
400
What event happened in response to the tea Tax?
Boston Tea party
400
What does it mean to boycott
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
400
What were the Townshend Revenue Acts of 1767
Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea
500
What river did Washington's troops cross before attacking the British in the battle of Trenton?
Delaware.
500
Who created this poster?
Benjamin Franklin
500
Who was the first death of the American Revolution?
Crispus Attucks
500
What is Salutary Neglect?
a British policy that allowed the American colonies to have more autonomy and lax enforcement of trade regulations during the 1600s and 1700s.
500
What caused the Intolerable acts to be passed.
Boston Tea Party