Vocabulary
What does the word parliament mean?
The lawmaking part of the British government.
What was the Stamp Act?
This law was passed by the Parliament to help pay off debt. It said that colonists had to pay a tax on all printed papers.
What came first, the Boston Tea Party or the Intolerable Acts?
Boston Tea Party
When was the French and Indian War?
1754-1763
What was the Quartering Act?
This law said that the colonists had to give food and housing to the British soldiers who stayed in North America after the French and Indian War. Soldiers would have to live in the homes of colonists.
What does the word proclamation mean?
An official public announcement.
When was the Stamp Act passed?
1765
What did colonists do the Boston Tea Party?
They were protesting the Tea Act, which said they could only buy tea from a British company
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British
What was the first event that caused tensions to grow between the colonists and Great Britain because Great Britain was in debt?
French and Indian War
What does the word massacre mean?
The murder of several or many people who cannot defend themselves.
What does no taxation without representation mean?
The colonists were being taxed by the British government, but they were not represented in government.
What happened during the Boston Massacre?
A group of British soldiers fired into an angry crowd of colonists. Five colonists were killed.
What was the name of the land that both sides wanted in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley
How/what did the colonists boycott?
Tea, sugar, etc.
What does the word delegate mean?
A person who represents others at a convention or conference.
What does the word tax mean?
Money a government collects from its citizens to pay for things people need.
When was the Boston Massacre?
1770
Why were the colonists not allowed to live west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Because the parliament hoped this would help bring peace between the Native Americans and the colonists
What was closed because of the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Harbor
What does import mean?
To bring goods into a country, especially for sale.
Why did Parliament pass the Stamp Act?
To help pay of debt from the French and Indian War?
Was the Boston Massacre really a massacre? Why?
Answers will vary
Who were the groups of people involved in the French and Indian War?
Colonists/British versus the French. The Native Americans joined both sides, but more were with the French.
Put these in the correct order: Boston Massacre, Proclamation of 1763, Quartering Act, Intolerable Acts, French and Indian War, Boston Tea, Party Stamp Act
French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts