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The fight between British colonists and the French to gain more land. Great Britain would win significant gains in territory.
French and Indian War or Seven Years War
Parliament voted to ___ the Stamp Act.
Repeal
The ONE thing parliament did not stop taxing on after the repeal of the Townshend Acts. The __ Act.
Who dressed so bad, his friends hired people to dress him up before going to Philadelphia for the Continental Congress?
Samuel Adams
What did the King do to settle his debt from the war and to whom?
Tax the colonists in America
To refuse to buy something
boycotting
The fire in the crowd from British soldiers that killed four people.
The Boston Massacre
If you opposed by taxes and stood with Boston you were known as a ____, and if you were in support of the the King you were known as a ____.
Patriot and a Loyalist
The King's tax on imported paper goods like newspapers, books, or even playing cards.
The Stamp Act
When colonists merchants imported stuff like paint paper, glass, and tea, they would not have to pay a tax based on the value of each item.
Townshend Acts
Colonists smearing coal on their as Mohawk Indians and heading to the wharf to perform what would later be known as the....
The Boston Tea Party
What happened after the Interable Acts was deemed an illegal violation of the rights of American colonists?
They decided to start boycotting again and formed a militia.
Famous chant by tax protestors in response to the Stamp Act
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
Sons of Liberty
How many soldiers did King George send to Massachusetts after the wharf incident in Boston?
4,000 soldiers
How many soldiers did General Gage request from the King when he heard colonists were forming militias?
20,000 soldiers.
Why did Andrew Oliver refuse to carry through with taxing colonists (Stamp Act)?
He was threatened with an Andrew Oliver doll being hung outside his home and a mob of protestors waiting outside.
People would sneak imported goods across seas, why did they get away with it?
British officials who tried too hard to collect taxes were taking big risks as colonists HATED taxes and tax collectors.
What was the King's reaction to colonists dumping tea into the harbor?
The port was shut down, people os Massachusets would no longer be able to elect their own officials/sherrifs, and needed British Officials' permission before hosting town meetings.
Who said the quote, "I foresee consequences. Dark Days and darker nights."?
George Washington's wife, Martha Washington