Rising Tension
This rebellion prompted King George to issue the proclamation line of 1763.
What is Pontiac's Rebellion?
The first of the Parliamentary Acts that affected British America.
What is the Sugar Act of 1764
What is the Shot heard around the world?
The philosopher who's ideas are seen all through the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Locke.
Crispus Attucks, Paul Revere, Thomas Preston. All of these people are prominent figures from this incident on King Street.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The main consequence for the British following the French and Indian War.
What is Britains extreme debt?
Peace talks commenced after this battle.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
What are the Vice Admiralty Courts.
Thomas Gage was sent to Boston after this mischievous act of the Sons of Liberty.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
A tax on glass, lead, paper, paint and tea.
What is the Townshend Act.
One of the main consequences of the Battle of Saratoga.
What is Foreign nations being inspired to aid the Americans?
These Acts prompted the first Continental Congress to convene in 1774.
What are the intolerable acts.
Name, date, and describe two Parliamentary Acts that aren't direct/indirect taxes on the colonists.
1765 - Quartering Act, soldiers must be given housing in cities
1767 - Declaratory Act, establishes parliamentary control over colonies, repeals Stamp and Sugar Acts.
The economic trend that plagued the early Continental Congress.
What is inflation?
2 reasons why morale was so low in the American Army.
The losses in the battle of Long Island, Winter before Valley Forge having no clothes, limited pay.
Raises the price of tea through creating a monopoly.
Some call them terrorists, some call them patriots.
Who are the sons of Liberty?
3 ways that the Continental Congress raised money for the Revolutionary War.
What are War Bonds, raising money from states, loans from France and Holland, and printing paper currency?
2 Reasons why Britain lost the war.
- Fighting the French and Spanish on multiple fronts
- Military Incompetence
- failed strategy of taking major cities
- lack of buy-in at home in England.
3 grievances from the Declaration of independence.
Various