French and Indian War
What two European countries were fighting against each other?
France and Britain
Which law lowered taxes on molasses, put a small tax on refined sugar and coffee, and was intended to crackdown on smuggling?
The Sugar Act 1764
Which law forced the colonial governments to pay for the housing of British soldiers in the colonies?
Quartering Act of 1765
What was the name of the event that happened on March 5, 1770, where British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 5 colonists?
The Boston Massacre
What was the territory called that the war was fought over?
The Ohio Country/Ohio River Valley
What law put a tax on paper goods and was met with violent resistance?
The Stamp Act 1765
Which law made it illegal for colonies to print their own money?
Currency Act of 1764
What is the event called where colonists boarded British Ships and dumped tea into Boston's harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
Which future president started the war?
George Washington
What goods did the Townshend Acts place taxes on? (I need at least two)
Lead and other metal products, paint, glass, tea, paper
Which law made legal tea from Britain cheaper but angered the colonists since it gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales?
The Tea Act (1773)
Who represented the British soldiers who were put on trial following the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
What country did most Native Americans ally themselves with?
France
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Why were colonists so angry about new taxes?
They had no representation in Parliament
Which law closed down Boston's harbor until the colonists could pay back the value of the tea they destroyed?
Boston Port Act
Which group was formed in Boston to resist British policies following the Stamp Act of 1765?
The Sons of Liberty
What is the name of the treaty that ended the war AND why was it important?
The Treaty of Paris (1763) gave all French North American territory to Britain
What slogan did the Sons of Liberty use to protest taxes?
"No taxation without representation"
What was the name of the series of laws that allowed for soldiers to be housed in private homes, allowed for people to be transported to England for trial, dissolved representative government in MA, and put the colonists of MA under a military dictatorship?
The Intolerable Acts
Who founded the Sons of Liberty?
Sam Adams