3.1 French and Indian War
The 2 biggest powers in the world in the mid 1700's
France and England
The proclamation line prevented land settling west of
The Appalachian mountains
Boston Massacre
The Colonists hid weapons in this town
Concord
The meeting of colonial leaders to form a new country
2nd Continental Congress
France and England fought over this territory to start the war
Name 2 new taxes placed on the colonies
Stamp (all printed items)
Sugar
Tea
How much damage was done in the Boston tea party
roughly a million dollars worth
The colonists met Thomas Gage at this town (1st battle)
Lexington
2 Complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence
Cut off from free trade
Taxation without representation
No fair trials
Unfair Searches
This American General was captured by the French
Washington
2 ways colonists protested the taxes
Boycotts
Smuggling
Sons of Liberty Protests (burned effigies)
Describe 2 parts of the "Intolerable Acts"
Boston Harbor Closed
Town meetings banned
Forced to house British soldiers
The Americans lost the battle of bunker hill because
they ran out of ammo
Thomas Jefferson's biggest influence when writing the Declaration of Independence
John Locke and Natural Rights
What were 2 negative impacts of the war for americans
New Taxes
When the colonies met to tell Britain how they felt about paying taxes without representation
The Stamp Act Congress
This person engraved the famous Boston Massacre painting
Paul Revere
2 reasons the Americans took Fort Ticonderoga
Supplies
Its location near Canada
Name the book and author that greatly inspired the American Revolution
Thomas Paine "Common Sense"