European rivals in North America
What 4 colonies competed for trade
Spain, France, British, Netherlands
What year did the French and Indian war break out
1754
what was the date when a crowd gathered outside a Boston customs house
March 5, 1770
people would rather not have dinner than not have what
Tea
which colony had the most serious threat
France
Why was it called the French and Indian war
Because it pitted England against France and Native American allies
What are three things the crowd through at the British soldiers
Snowballs, oyster shells, and chunks of ice
most tea was brought to the colonies by
The British east India company
Importance of the Ohio river to the French
it provided a vital water link between French lands in Canada and French settlements along the Mississippi River
What was Washington's assignment
To build a fort where alogani and mongohela meet to form the Ohio
How many people died on march 5, 1770
5
Why did the British parliament keep tax on the tea
As a symbol of its right to tax the colonies
What Native American groups fought with the French
Algonquin and Hurons
How many French and Indians surrounded fort necessity
700
what silver smith made an engraving of the Boston’s massacre
Paul revere
Colonists resented the tea tax even if it was
Small
What Native American group fought with the british
Iroquois
What did the British think of Washington’s fight
“The volley fired by this Virginian has set the world in flams“
Sam Adam’s wrote letters to colonists to what
Stir them up
How did the tea trade work
The British east India company bought tea in Southern Asia, sold it to colonial tea merchants, and the merchants sold the tea to the colonists