French and Indian War
The British relied on __________ in order to survive
trade
The secret organization that was protesting in 1765 was called
The Sons of Liberty
Name two items that the British taxed
paper, tea, glass
A boycott means
You won't buy it
What Acts did the British pass in response to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
THe item the French were interested in trading was
Furs
The famous slogan of the Sons of Liberty was
No Taxation without Representation
Which came first? The Boston Tea Party or the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre (1770 vs. 1773)
How did the Daughters of Liberty protest?
They boycotted!
How many original colonies were there?
13
At first the French were winning because... (two parts!)
They had a stronger military and help from the American Indians
WHat state is directly north of Pennsylvania?
New York
How many people were killed in the "massacre"
5
What did the Daughters of Liberty call the Tea they made?
Liberty Tea!
What was the name of the first colony?
Jamestown
The war ended in
1763
The Sons of Liberty prevented
papers from coming off of British ships in order to protest the Stamp Act
Who was the leader of Britain at the time of the Boston Massacre?
King George 3
The colonists dressed up like which tribe when boarding the ships?
The Mohawk Indians
The French and Indian War was also called (Hint: it's the number of years the fighting took place)
The 7 years war
The region the two sides were fighting over is called
The Ohio River Valley
Then (and now) the legislative body of Britain is called
Parliament
The fighting occurred outside which building in Boston?
The Old State House (where the King stored his money)
They dumped this many pounds of tea in the harbor, which is equivalent to ______ amount of money today (have to get both!)
90,000 pounds, 1 million dollars
The Revolutionary War officially began at the...
Battles of Lexington and Concord