People 1
The nickname the English gave to a Mohawk Indian chief that became an ally for England in the French and Indian War.
Joseph Brant
Led the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Tax on paper products, dice and liquor
Stamp Act
Tax on glass, lead and paint.
Townshend Act
What was the purpose of the Sugar Act Tax?
To stop smuggling
Member of the Daughters of Liberty. Published stories and plays against the British.
Mercy Otis Warren
English colonist who married an Indian woman which helped England gain Indian allies.
William Johnson
Minutemen
Massachusetts militia who were ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Total control of a product or market. No competition.
Monopoly
The two main causes of the French and Indian War
Land (Ohio) and the fur trade
Virginia lawyer and most important member of the Virginia house of burgesses. Famous quote; “give me liberty or give me death”
Patrick Henry
Ben Franklin
Came up with the idea of the Albany Plan of the Union
Area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
Ohio River Valley
Army of citizens who serve as soldiers in an emergency. Non-professional soldiers. No skills.
Militia
_____ and ______ were the two countries that rivaled against England for control of North America.
France and Spain
William Pitt
Main advisor to King George II. Spent huge amounts of money to win the war.
The 3 men that sounded the alarm of the British Advance.
Paul Revere, Samuel Prescott and William Dawes
Quartering Act
Forced colonists to house and take care of British redcoats.
Describe the Boston Tea Party and its significance.
East India company has a monopoly on tea. Tea is important to colonists. Upset with tax, but more that the tea MADE them British.
The first Continental Congress met in ___________.
Philadelphia
Edward Braddock
British General that was sent to help America in the French and Indian War. Washington served on his staff.
Paul Revere
Used propaganda (Boston Massacre painting) to make other 12 colonies fear British.
The Albany Plan of the Union and its significance
To create one government for all 13 colonies. Significant because we did that during the American Revolution.
Royal Proclamation of 1763 and its significance
British law that didn’t allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. Significant because British could not enforce it.
The main protest slogan after the Stamp Act was passed
"No taxation without representation"