Ideas
The refusal to buy certain goods for political reasons.
What is boycott?
Passed in 1651, these laws said the colonies could only trade with Great Britain.
What were the Navigation Acts?
The British called the colonial army rebels, while colonists called them ________.
What is Patriots?
An attempt to stop smuggling.
What is the Sugar Act
He captured eight forts in the Ohio River Valley, but was forced to negotiate when his troops were severely weakened by disease.
Who was Pontiac?
The Sons of Liberty was a response to this unpopular law....
What is the Stamp Act?
Which adds more wealth to a nation, imports or exports?
What are exports?
Colonists who remained committed to Great Britain and King George were called______.
What is loyalists?
An indirect tax on materials imported from Britain such as glass, lead, paint, and paper
What is the Townshend Act?
This ambitious 22 year old colonel was defeated in the opening battles of the French and Indian War.
Who was George Washington?
This line prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains.
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
As the result of salutary neglect, the colonies grew...
What is self sufficient?
He wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, arguing that the time had come for American independence
Who was Thomas Paine
A direct tax on legal documents, newspapers, playing cards and dice.
What is the Stamp Act?
He was killed at the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
This caused the Boston Tea Party.
What was a decrease in the tax on tea?
The great thinker of the American Enlightenment.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
England's legislative body
Who is Parliament?
These Acts were punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Under his leadership, the British began winning battles in the French and Indian War and some Native Americans agreed to support Britain.
Who was William Pitt?
Jefferson "stole" ideas from this Enlightenment thinker.
Who was John Locke?
This battle took place on April 19, 1775
What is Lexington and Concord?
He encouraged groups like the Sons of Liberty to terrorize the British.
Who was Sam Adams?
The Act said that British soldiers could be housed in private homes.
What is the Quartering Act?
This country lost almost all of her territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War.
What is France?