people talked about and decided on issues of local interest
100
What was the Great Awakening? Who was a famous leader?
-a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
-Jonathan Edwards
100
Who was Samuel Adams?
-a local leader
-created the "No Taxation Without Representation" slogan
-helped found the Committees of Correspondence
100
Define: Stamp Act of 1765
required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they bought paper items
100
What was the phrase developed by James Otis and Samuel Adams?
"No Taxation Without Representation"
200
Define: triangular trade
a system in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa
200
What was the Enlightenment?
-took place during the 1700s, spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society
200
What led to the Boston Massacre?
arguments, taunting, fighting, throwing rocks & snowballs, etc.
200
Define: Boston Massacre
shootings between British soldiers and American citizens on March 5, 1770
200
Which two sides fought in the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers and colonists/ American colonists
300
Great Awakening
a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
300
What caused the French and Indian War?
-France and Britain's struggle to control territory in North America
OR
-A stand off developed in the Ohio Valley where the French had 3 forts
OR
-Fighting erupted in 1753 as the British military moved to take over the valley
300
What message did the Boston Tea Party send to the British government?
the colonists would defend themselves and their rights
or
other various answers about rights and defense
300
Define: Tea Act
allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies
300
What did the people dress up as during the Boston Tea Party?
When did the Boston Tea Party occur?
Indians
December 16, 1773
400
What was the English Bill of Rights?
this act reduced the powers of the English monarch
400
Why did King George III issue the Proclamation of 1763?
British leaders feared that more fighting would take place if colonists kept moving onto American Indian lands
400
What was another name for the Intolerable Acts?
Coercive Acts
400
Define: Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773 colonists disguised as Indians sneaked onto tea-filled ships and dumped over 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
400
What was the Quebec Act?
gave land to the colony of Quebec
500
Define: Enlightenment
this movement, which took place during the 1700s, spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society
500
What were two terms of the Treaty of Paris?
-gave Canada to Britain
-Britain gained French lands east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans & 2 small islands
-Britain received Florida from Spain
500
What were the 6 stipulations of the Intolerable Acts?
1. Boston Harbor closed until Boston paid for the ruined tea
2. Massachusetts's charter canceled
3. Royal officials accused of crimes sent to Britain for trial
4. Quartering Act- required colonists to house British soldiers
5. Quebec Act- large amount of land given to colony of Quebec
6. General Thomas Gage is new governor of Massachusetts
500
Define: Committees of Correspondence
-committees that got in touch with other towns and colonies
-members shared ideas and information about new British laws and ways to challenge them