French and Indian War
The area of land which Britain and France feuded over due to the rich soil and animals that lived there
The Ohio River Valley
This act forced colonists the provide living spaces for British soldiers, as well as food, fuel, candles, and transportation
The Quartering Act
The Boston Massacre occurred here
Boston , MA
British tea company
British East India Company
To take back, or to cancel, a law
Repeal
The British were losing the French and Indian War at the start because...
Of their bright red uniforms (made them easy targets)
This act forced colonists to pay a tax on printed papers
The Stamp Act
Name at least two things thrown by colonist on the night of the Boston Massacre
Snowballs, stones, or chunks of ice
Month and day of the Boston Tea Party
December 16th (1773)
This group of delegates stated that it was unfair for Parliament to pass laws like the Stamp Act, as it was "taxation without representation."
The Stamp Act Congress
In 1759 British troops captured this city, which ultimately ended the war with a British victory
Quebec
This act stated that the British East India Company was the only company that could sell tea to colonists
The Tea Act
On the night of Boston Massacre a British soldier was guarding the Customs House. What is a Customs House?
A building where taxes were collected
Native Americans
The lawmaking part of the British government, similar to the Congress of the United States.
Parliament
Define debt
money owed (to someone)
This act closed the Boston Harbor, ultimately stopping ships from going in or out of the harbor until the tea that had been thrown in the ocean during the Boston Tea Party was paid for
The Boston Port Act
This famous silversmith created the famous engraving depicting the events of the Boston Massacre; however, he depicted an innocent crowd which we now know is not true. His engraving was spread across the colonies which sparked anger in the colonists towards the British soldiers/government
Paul Revere
This amount, in pounds, of tea was thrown into the Boston Harbor
90,000
This meeting received its name as it included a delegate from almost every colony on the North American continent. During this meeting leaders discussed fight the Boston Port Act and the other Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
The Proclamation of 1763 stated that colonist could not move west of...
The Appalachian Mountains
These series of acts were given this name because they were harsh and colonists did not want to accept them
Intolerable Acts
The Captain who is believe to have told his British soldiers NOT to fire their weapons
Captain Thomas Preston
After the Boston Tea Party, parliament decided to punish the colonists by passing several new laws which colonists called ...
The Intolerable Acts
Britain gained control of what lands after the French and Indian War?
Canada and the land between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains