Vocabulary
The Proclamation Line
British Acts (Tax Laws)
Government
War
100
I am loyal to the king and will support the British during the American Revolution
A tory or loyalist
100
Did people still continue to move west even after the Proclamation Line was put in place?
yes
100
What was the name of the act that raised taxes on luxury items (wine, silk, and molasses)?
The Sugar Act
100
What does "No taxation without representation" mean?
The colonist were not represented in Parliament and so they didn't think it was fair to have to pay taxes
100
What started the Boston Massacre?
A colonist and a British guard argued
200
A set of rules and procedures for the government
The Constitution
200
Why was England in debt?
The French and Indian war cause England to be in a lot of debt
200
What was the Quartering Act?
This law required colonies to house and feed and provide supplies to British Troops
200
This was a group of people made up of 56 colonial representatives
The First Continental Congress
200
Who helped throw tea off the ship during the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty
300
When something is added or changed in a document we call it an _______
Amendment
300
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
It closed the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains to colonial settlement
300
What was the Stamp Act?
A law that required colonists to pay for stamps on deeds, licenses, newspapers, contracts, pamphlets, and playing cards
300
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
They met together to try and make a change for the colonies
300
Which battle was the first armed confrontation between Colonists and British troops?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
400
These were set up in each county once the war begin to help keep order and provide government
Committee of Safety
400
What was the first reason that King George III created the Proclamation Line?
He wanted the fighting to stop between the Indians and Colonists
400
What was the difference between the Townshend Act and the Tea Act? (Contrasting)
The Townshend Act involved taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper AND tea while the Tea Act just involved taxing tea
400
What did the FCC want? (4 things)
Removal of British Acts, A colonial Army, 10 resolutions, Representation in Parliament
400
What is Propaganda?
Something that tries to get you to buy something, feel a certain way or do something
500
A document that first encouraged North Carolina to declare it's independence from England
The Mecklenburg Resolves
500
What was the second reason that King George III created the Proclamation Line?
The king wanted the colonist to continue paying him taxes, so he didn't want them to move west.
500
What was similar about the Townshend Act and the Tea Act? (comparing)
They both involved tea
500
What were 2 successes of the First Continental Congress?
Colonists continued to boycott British goods and They created a 2nd Continental Congress
500
Why were the minutemen called minutemen?
The were able to get ready to fight in under a minute
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