Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War
Stamp Act
Townshend Act and Tea Act
Tea Act and the Intolerable Act
100
Where was the backcountry located in the colonial days?
Close to the Appalachian Mountains
100
Why did the French claim that the Ohio River Valley belonged to them?
because the french got there first
100
What was the Stamp Act
a tax on printed goods
100
how did the colonist respond to the townshend acts
they boycotted British goods
100
Which of the following was one of the Intolerable Acts
colonist had to feed and home British soldiers
200
What caused the colonist to move to the backcountry?
land was cheaper
200
In what year did the French and Indian War begin
1754
200
What caused the British Parliament to tax colonist
needed money to pay off war debt
200
why did the British send troops and warships to Boston in 1768
to scare the colonist into paying taxes
200
What did the committee of correspondence do
exchanged letters between colonist
300
Why was there a problem with the colonist moving to the Ohio River Valley
Indians had been living there for thousands of years
300
During the French and Indian War...(who fought who)
the french and Indians fought the British
300
What did the colonist mean when they said no taxation without representation
refuse to pay taxes unless represented in parliament
300
Why did John Adams defend the soldiers
everyone had a right to a fair trial
300
when and were did the first continental congress meet
1774 Philadelphia
400
Who explored the Ohio River Valley?
Robert LaSalle
400
Why was the outcome of the french and Indian war important
it caused the British to tax the colonist, which led to the revolution
400
Who were the son's of liberty
group of men who protested the stamp act
400
what did the first continental congress decide
stop trading and create militias
500
Who believed they owned the Ohio River Valley?
The French
500
Who won the French and Indian War
The British
500
Who started the son's of liberty
Samuel Adams
500
What happened during the Boston Tea Party
colonist dressed like Mohawk Indians and threw tea overboard
500
Why does the colonist want to go to war with britan
want freedom from Britain
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