The French & Indian War
The French and Indian War started as a dispute over this resource between the British and French.
What is Land?
Colonists protested the sugar tax by refusing to buy molasses and sugar, an action known as this.
What is boycotting?
Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense to encourage colonists to do this.
What is declare their independence?
The very first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in these two Massachusetts towns.
What are Lexington and Concord?
During the French and Indian War, Native Americans primarily allied with this nation.
Who are the French?
This 1763 British law restricted colonists from moving west past the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This Virginia planter and former French and Indian War commander was chosen as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired on an angry mob in this first violent event between soldiers and colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Unlike the British, the French treated American Indian tribes in this manner. (Will take answers that are close)
What is with respect and peacefully?
This act forced American colonists to provide housing and food to British soldiers. Will give clues if needed.
What is the Quartering Act?
Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped cargo into the harbor after Parliament passed this law.
What is the Tea Act?
Colonists beat trained British regulars by hiding and using quick surprise attacks, a tactic known as this.
What is guerrilla warfare?
Because the French and Indian War was so costly, the British government took this financial action.
What is passing new taxes on the colonists?
The primary reason colonists were outraged by new taxes was their lack of this in Parliament.
What is representation in the British government ("No taxation without representation")?
Samuel Adams founded this radical group in response to higher British taxes.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The Battle of Saratoga was a major turning point in the war primarily because it convinced this foreign nation to join the colonists.
Who are the French?
Benjamin Franklin drew the "Join, or Die" political cartoon featuring a severed snake to suggest the colonies were in this state.
What is not united?
This political and economic idea was NOT among those that heavily impacted the American colonies.
What is socialism?
Thought to be of African or mixed African/Native American descent, he was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
At the conclusion of the American Revolution, the British officially agreed to this terms outcome.
What is recognizing America as a new and separate country?