French & Indian War
Prior to the French & Indian War, what region were the British and French interested in?
The Ohio River Valley
Placed a tax on all paper goods in the Thirteen Colonies
The Stamp Act
When colonists refused to buy British imports, this was known as performing a what?
Boycott
Term for a proposed law
Act
Colonists used this famous slogan to protest taxes like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts when they had no voice in Parliament.
"No taxation without representation"?
What fort in Pennsylvania did France capture, causing immediate tension between the two nations?
Fort Duquesne
Created a three pound tax on tea following the repeal of the Townshend Act
The Tea Act
What was the name of colonists who perform protests across the colonies against British Imports?
The Sons of Liberty
Tax on imported goods
Tariff
Fought on April 19, 1775, these opening skirmishes of the American Revolution are known as the "shot heard 'round the world."
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
Native Americans mainly fought for what nation during the French & Indian War?
France
Placed 10,000 British soldiers in the Thirteen Colonies and forced the Colonists to take care of them
The Quartering Act
How many colonists lost their lives on the night of the Boston Massacre?
5
Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain
Loyalists
Meeting in Philadelphia in 1774, this body of colonial delegates coordinated a boycott of British goods and asked the King to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
The First Continental Congress
Who won the French & Indian War?
England and the American Colonies
Placed a tax on not just paper, but also lead, paint, tea, glass goods, and other imports
The Townshend Act
He famously declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" during a speech to the Virginia Convention in 1775.
Patrick Henry
Colonists who fought against the British
Patriots/ Seperatists
King of Great Britain throughout the French and Indian War aftermath, the Stamp Act crisis, and the outbreak of the Revolution.
King George III
Following the French & Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763 was established. What did this enforce?
Colonists could not move westward across the Appalachian Mountains
Established four separate laws, known in America as the Intolerable Acts, to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
The Coercive Acts
How many pounds of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor during the events of the Boston Tea Party?
90,000
Information of a misleading nature to promote a certain point of view
Propaganda
What was the purpose for Thomas Paine writing "Common Sense"?
To persuade the Colonists to break away from England