French and Indian War
Laws and Taxes
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Flow chart
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Who won the French and Indian war?
England
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What was the Tea Act?
Put a tax on tea and it only allowed the East India Company to sell the tea to the colonists
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Where did the Boston Massacre occur? When did it happen?
Boston; March 5th, 1770
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Where did the Boston Tea Party happen? When did it happen?
Boston; December 13th, 1773
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What was the first event in the flow chart? What was the last event in the flow chart?
French and Indian War; Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Which 2 countries fought in the war?
England and France
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What was the stamp act?
Tax on every legal document, newspaper, pamphlet, and deck of cards coming into the colonies
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The British were guarding the Customs House. How did the colonists react to them being there?
They were throwing ice balls and sticks at them and protesting about all of the new taxes and laws that they have put on the colonists in the colonies
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Before the Boston Tea Party occurred, how did the colonists react to the Tea Tax?
Refused to pay the tax on the tea and asked that they send all of the tea back to England
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What were the two results of the French and Indian War?
England was in debt; England's land in North America expanded
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What was the turning point of the war?
England took over Canada from France
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What is the sugar act?
Purpose: stop smuggling of goods into and out of the colonies Set taxes on cloth, sugar, coffee and wine
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What happened that caused the British to start shooting at the colonists?
One of the colonists who were protesting knocked over one of the soldiers and the British started firing at the colonists
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Describe what happened during the Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor
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As a result of England being in debt, what three laws/taxes occurred?
Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act
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Why were they fighting the war?
Wealth and power
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What was the proclamation of 1763?
Law banned settlement in certain western lands
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How many colonists died during the Boston Massacre?
5
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In today's world how much tea was ruined?
A million dollars worth of tea was ruined
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As a result of England's land in North America expanding, what law was put into place?
Proclamation of 1763
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Which Native American group helped the French during the war? Which Native American group helped the English during the war?
French- Huron England- Iroquois
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How did the colonists feel about these new taxes/laws?
They felt like their rights were being violated and they were very angry with England
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How did the colonists react afterwards? What event took place because of their reaction?
They demanded that the British be tried for murder; 8 soldiers were put on trial and 2 of them were found guilty and 6 were found not guilty
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How did England respond to the Boston Tea Party?
They were very angry and they put even more taxes on the colonists
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As a result of the colonists being angry with England due to the new laws and taxes, how did the react? (2 events!)
Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party
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