French and Indian War
What two Countries were at war during the 7 years war? Who Won?
1. Great Britain
2. The French
Britain Won
What British Parliamentary Act placed a tax on all paper goods being sold in the Colonies?
The Stamp Act
What is the name of the event where the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and boarded British tea ships in the Boston Harbor, dumping 342 chests of British tea into the Harbor as a protest to the Tea Act?
The Boston Tea Party
What set of British Parliamentary Acts led to the creation of the First Continental Congress?
The Intolerable Acts/ Coercive Acts.
The Declaration of Independence was essentially a _______ between from the Colonists to Great Britain?
A Breakup letter
What rebellion was started by the Native Americans as a result of the French and Indian war ending?
Pontiacs Rebellion
What British Parliamentary Act allowed the British Soldiers to stay in private homes and businesses of the Colonists?
The Quartering Act
What was the name of the group that was created to keep colonists informed about the Acts, Taxes, and wrong doings being passed and created by the British Parliament?
The Committee of Correspondence.
How many of the Original 13 colonies were at the First Continental Congress? ( Minus 200 points for opposing team if you can tell me which Colony/ Colonies were not present!)
12 of the Original 13 were present ( Georgia not Present)
Declaration Vocabulary:
Self Evident-
Unalienable-
Tyranny-
Self Evident- These ideas should be obvious, not needing explaining.
Unalienable- Cannot be taken away.
Tyranny- One leader using all the power in a harmful/ cruel manner.
Which side did the Native Americans fight on and WHY?
The French side, the French had built good relationships with the Natives
What British Parliamentary Act allowed the British East India Company to create a monopoly on the tea trade in the Colonies? (Led to the Boston Tea Party)
The Tea Act
What was the name of the event that sensationalized and used as propganda by the colonists to destroy the public view of British Soldiers in the colonies? (Result was 5 colonists killed in the streets of Boston)
The Boston Massacre.
The First Continental Congress urged the colonists to boycott British goods and create ______ to prepare for potential war with Great Britain?
Local/ State Militias
What are the 4 parts to the Declaration of Independence? (Hint: Beginning, what we deserve, our problems with you, Peace out)
1. The Preamble
2. The Declaration of Rights
3. Grievances
4. Statement of of Independence
What Treaty ended the French and the Indian War?
The Treaty of Paris
What British Parliamentary Act placed taxes on goods such as glass, paper, lead paint, silk, and tea and gave British officials more power to search private property and seize "illegal" goods?
The Townshend acts
What was the original cause of the first taxes placed on the Colonists, why was Britain taxing them?
Due to a large debt acquired from the 7 years war.
What document was drafted and signed at the Second Continental Congress?
The Declaration of Independence.
What are the Unalienable rights listed in our Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What did the ending of the French and Indian war ultimately lead to? (what did it create?) How did the Colonists feel toward this?
The Proclamation line of 1763, The colonists were angered due to no representation in government when the proclamation line was created.
What British Parliamentary Act was placed on the city of Boston closing the Ports of the city, limited town meetings to once a year, any British Official being tried with Major crimes was going to be sent to Great Britain, and also had the Quartering act within the set of Acts? (Has 2 names)
The Coercive Acts (British Name)
The Intolerable Acts (Colonist Name)
What cartoon was used to promote unity against great Britain, portraying a severed snake? What is the meaning of this Cartoon?
The join or die cartoon, The meaning behind this cartoon was that if the colonies to not unite or join together against Great Britain then all the colonies would slowly die out.
Who was named General of the Continental American) Army at the Second Continental Congress?
What was the risk of signing the Declaration of Independence? Why did Congress feel like this was the only resolution to their problems with Great Britain?
The risk of signing the DOI was that if America loses the war each person who signed the document would be Jailed/ Hanged for treason against the crown. The colonists created the Declaration of Independence because they felt as if there was no other peaceful way to separate themselves from Great Britain.