Causes of French and Indian War
What land did the French and British fight over?
Ohio River Valley
Who declared war first?
Britain
What angered the colonists?
They were forced to pay the war debt
5 people died
Nickname for The Battle of Lexington?
The shot heard around the world
Who did the Native Americans side with?
The French
Who was the prime minister of Britain during the war?
William Pitt
How did the colonists view the Proclamation of 1763?
Britain's attempt to control them
Who was the first person to be shot and killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What did Paul Revere do?
Notified the colonists that the British were coming
Which group of Native Americans did the British pressure to side with them?
The Iroquois Confederacy
What was the effect of the war?
The colonists were in debt
Lowered tax on imported molasses
What year was the Boston Massacre?
1770
Who made the "Common Sense" pamphlet?
Thomas Paine
Which important figure in American history used to be a British military leader?
George Washington
What ended the war?
The treaty of Paris 1763
What was the Quartering Act?
Who was shooting the colonists at the Boston Massacre?
British troops
What was Boston Tea Party an example of?
Civil disobedience
What document was written by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies?
Albany Plan of Union
What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 do?
What was the Stamp Act?
Placed taxes on all printed materials
Where did the Boston Massacre take place?
Why were the Intolerable Acts created?
To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party