French and Indian War
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
France/Native Americans vs. American Colonists/Britain(England)
Tax on Tea
Tea Act
The Tea was thrown into the Boston Harbor by Colonists who dress up as Native Americans
Boston Tea Party
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Which was the largest colony?
Virginia
What did France give up because they lost the French and Indian War?
Territory West of the Appalachian Mountains
Tax on Official Documents
Stamp Act
What did the colonists believe because Britain was taxing them without having representation in Parliament?
No taxation without representation
Why did the First Continental Congress meet?
To determine how to respond to the King's tyranny and tax laws
Which was the smallest colony?
Rhode Island
What was Britain's idea to pay for the war?
Tax the Colonists
Ordered to close the Boston Harbor
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
Why did France (and Colonists) want the territory in the west?
Natural Resources
What did the colonists decide when they met at the Second Continental Congress?
To Declare their Independence from Britain
In which colony did the Boston Tea Party happen?
Massachusetts
Why were the colonists happy they and Britain won the war?
They could move into the Territory given up by France.
Ordered colonists to house and feed soldiers.
Quartering Act
A powerful, underground colonial organization in Massachusetts
Sons of Liberty
Who was appointed leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Name the five colonies that were considered "southern" colonies.
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Maryland
How long was the French and Indian War?
7 years
Repealed all taxes but the tax on Tea
Townshend Acts
What does it mean to "boycott" something?
Not buy it
What happen in April of 1775?
American Revolution began
What is an "ally"?
A person or group of people who support you.