Who, What , Where
This is the name for the land where the American colonists lived long before the United States was formed?
A. The colonies
B. A port
C. France
Colonists were upset because they had to pay extra money on some ideas. This extra money is called a
A. Tax
B. Boycott
C. Allowance
This war was fought in North America between the French and the British and their Native American allies
A. The French War
B. The Indian War
C. The French and Indian War
People in the colonies who grew crops were called
A. Native Americans
B. Farmers
C. Merchants
Britain made rules for the colonies to follow. Rules that come from a government are called
A. Laws
B. Taxes
C. Acts
He was a leader of the British government during the time leading the up to the American Revolution
A. King George lll
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Paine
This word means people who lived in a place controlled by another country; for example people who lived in Boston and in New York were called
A. Farmers
B. Colonists
C. Britain
Colonists shouted a phrase meaning they should have a say in their government: “No taxation without______”
A. Our approval
B. Representation
C. Taxes
The war helped the British win more land in North America from the
A. American
B. Native Americans
C. French
Merchants bought goods from colonists and sold them in places called
A. Markets
B. Farmers
C. Stores
One rule kept colonists from moving west into some lands after the French and Indian War. This rule was called the
A. Boston Tea Party
B. Proclamation of 1763
C. Stamp Act
True or False; This city was a major colonial port where the Boston Tea Party happened
Boston
This is the name of the ocean on the east side of the 13 colonies
A. The Pacific Ocean
B. The Indian Ocean
C. The Atlantic Ocean
How did colonists feel about the taxes? They felt
A. Angry
B. Upset
C. Furious
D. All of the above
Soldiers in this war sometimes lived in these for protection. This is called a
A. Fort
B. Tent
C. Teepee
The system where a mother country controls trade to make money and keep colonies supplying goods is called M
A. Markets
B. Manufacture
C. mercantilism
True or False; The stamp Act made colonists pay for paper items like newspapers and cards by buying a printed
This group of colonial leaders met to talk about problems with Britain and to plan actions. They were called the First Continental
A. Representatives
B. Colonists
C. Congress
This word is another word for a harbor where people buy and sell things; colonists shipped good from these laces to Europe
A port
Why did colonists dislike the proclamation of 1763
Weren’t allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
After the war, Britain had a lot of debt (owed money), and they asked the colonists to help by paying more
Taxes
Under mercantilism, colonies were expected to send raw materials to the home country and buy back
Manufactured goods (or finished goods)
The tea Act allowed one company to sell tea in the colonies and led to a famous protest where colonists dumped tea into the harbor called the
The Boston Tea Party
Were the soldiers in the Boston Massacre found innocent or guilty
Innocent
Where were most people in the American colonists originally from
Great Britain or England
The colonists sometimes refused to buy British goods to show they were unhappy. This action is called a
Boycott
Native American groups helped both sides during the war. One reason they joined was to protect their
Their land/territories
The route hat ships took between Europe Africa and the Americas (3 places) for trade as called the ________ trade
The triangular trade
A group of laws passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party were called the
The Intolerable Acts (also called the Coercive Acts)
The author of Common Sense” whose book convinced Colonists to form their own government
Thomas Paine