French and Indian / Cherokee Wars
England (Britain) and France
Why was smuggling important to the colonies?
They could save money and make more money through smuggling than by trading with Britain.
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
An imaginary line separating colonies from Native American territory.
Why did stamp officials refuse to enforce the Stamp Act in the colonies?
They feared for their lives after colonial protest.
Which act were the colonists protesting in the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act
What did the French do on British territory, leading to the war?
Built Forts in Pennsylvania
Who were the moderators?
A group of civilians who rose and fought against the regulators after they began policing peoples' morality.
Why were colonists upset about the Sugar Act?
Taxation without Representation, set a precedent.
What gathering of representatives was a response to the Stamp Act?
Stamp Act Congress
What did the Tea Act do?
Gave the British East India company a monopoly on tea in the colonies.
Which European nation gained Canada and Florida after the French and Indian War?
Great Britain (England)
What was a regulator?
A civilian vigilante who took justice into their own hands and punished criminals and those they viewed as morally corrupt.
What did the Currency Act do?
Prevented colonists from creating money in the colonies.
What set of British taxes were colonists protesting in Boston?
Townshend Acts
What series of laws did the British pass to punish Boston, Massachusetts?
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
What was the first event that led to tensions between Cherokee and British, leading to the Cherokee War?
Cherokee warriors were killed in Virginia on their way home from the French and Indian War.
What was salutary neglect?
The unofficial British policy of turning a blind eye to colonies' smuggling as long as they remained loyal.
What did the Quartering Act do?
Forced colonists to house and provide for British troops.
What were colonists doing to British soldiers that caused them to fire?
Throwing Rocks and Snowballs
What was the significance of the Boston Port Act?
Closed Boston Harbor, ending trade, starving people of Boston
Which event in Charles Town led to the escalation of the Cherokee War?
Slaughter of the Cherokee Chiefs by the lieutenant governor.
What were the Navigation Acts?
A series of British laws that cracked down on colonial smuggling and trade, ending salutary neglect.
How many people did the British kill in the massacre?
5
What gathering of colonial representatives was a result of the Intolerable Acts?
First Continental Congress