French & Indian War
1763 Treaty of Paris
What was the outcome of the French & Indian War?
France lost all of their lands in the United States and Great Britain became the largest world empire (at this time).
The Sugar Act was...
imposed a tax on the importation of molasses, the key ingredient for making rum.
How did the colonists respond to Great Britain's actions?
They continued to boycott and protest
What was the Committee of Five?
They had been tasked with drafting a statement to represent the Continental Congress delegates’ decision to seek independence from Britain.
Globally, the French & Indian War was known as...
Seven Years' War.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
the Proclamation of 1763 laid out Britain's plans for their newly acquired territory, gained in the war.
The Stamp Act was...
a tax collected on every document or newspaper printed or used in the colonies.
Describe the Boston Tea Party and who organized it.
American colonists, frustrated and angry, dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor
Sons of Liberty
BONUS:
Name the men in the Committee of Five.
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut.
Primarily, what was the French & Indian War fought over?
began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire, (and therefore open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvanians), or a part of the French Empire.
How did the Proclamation of 1763 lead to conflicts between Great Britain and the colonists?
angered the Colonists because they felt that they were entitled to the lands they just won. Also, they felt as if the British should protect them and allow settlement west of the Ohio Valley.
The Tea Act was...
The act was designed to expand the British East India Company’s tea monopoly by offering British imported tea at a reduced price in all the British colonies.
What was the Committee of Correspondence?
Representatives from all thirteen colonies organized protests and boycotts against British laws, while discussing better ways to rebel against Great Britain.
What 'founding' document was written in an attempt to separate the colonists from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776).
Who was fighting in the French & Indian War?
France recruited members from neighboring Native American tribes to help them attack the colonies and colonists asked Great Britain for help.
What promise was made to the Native Americans from France?
The Intolerable Acts (or the ________ Acts) were...
Coercive
a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
What is 'Join or Die'?
Who was the illustrator?
discussed the importance of colonial unity and later became a symbol of colonial freedom during the American Revolutionary War.
Benjamin Franklin
Who is known as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the young general who rose to fame during the French & Indian War? (Hint: he later became a U.S. president).
George Washington
The French & Indian War preceded what other American war?
Why did the British heavily tax the colonists after the war?
What was Common Sense?
Who was the author?
Thomas Paine
NO ______ WITHOUT _______
TAXATION, REPRESENTATION