Grab Bag
This is was colonists wanted when they were taxed by the King
Representation in Government
This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
Time period when the colonists were left alone by England
Salutary Neglect
This was issued by King George after the French & Indian War. It set aside all land in the Ohio River Valley for Native Americans.
Proclamation of 1763
Author Of Common Sense
Thomas Paine
Connecticut Town meeting, Virginia House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact were examples of
Self-Government
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea.
The Townshend Act
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
The French and British fought over the _____________in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley.
The British soldiers were called ________ or _______ by the colonists.
Lobsterbacks, Regulars, Redcoats or Bloodybacks
I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming?
Paul Revere
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
The publishing of a the document by Thomas Paine urging colonists to break away from England.
What is Common Sense?
Colonists fought in the Revolutionary War to________
gain their independence or freedom from Britain.
The natural border separating the colonists from the Ohio River Valley
Appalachian Mountains
I died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American hero of the war?
Crispus Attucks
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What was the main reason why colonists needed to pay taxes after the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted them to help pay off the war debt.
During the Revolutionary War, the American colonists were called ___________ or ___________ .
Rebels, Patriots, or Sons of Liberty
Major who became famous because of his efforts in the French and Indian War. He later became the General and leader of the Colonial Army against the British.
George Washington
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards. Five colonists were killed and many others were wounded in this event.
Boston Massacre
A monopoly on trade where the colonists were forced to sell raw materials and buy products only from the British
Mercantilism