A secret organization that protested British policies. Motto: “Join or Die!”
The sons of liberty
100
A 22-year old English surveyor who volunteered to deliver a message to the French requesting them to leave the Ohio Valley. He eventually became President of the United States.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
100
British “lobster backs” fired on unarmed Bostonians, five of which were killed.
BOSTON MASSACRE
100
Who fought in the French Indian War?
French & Aloquins vs British & Iroquois
100
Describe this picture
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200
To refuse to buy certain goods or services.
Boycott
200
A skilled lawyer who later became President of the USA. He defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre.
JOHN ADAMS
200
Regulated trade between England and her colonies. Colonists could only trade with England.
NAVIGATION ACT
200
Why did the French build Forts along the waterways in North America
Mainly for defense reasons
200
When the Sons of Liberty boarded the British tea ships, they were dressed as
Mohawk Indians
300
In 1763, Britain and France signed this to officially end the French and Indian War.
Treaty of Paris
300
General who led the British and colonial troops in an attack against for Duquesne. He was unsuccessful because he knew little about how to fight in the wilderness of North America.
EDWARD "BULLDOG" BRADDOCK
300
Named after the English treasurer. Put a low tax on items such as glass, paper, lead, paint and tea.
TOWNSHEND ACT
300
What was the French Indian War fought over?
Land ownership (ohio river valley) & fur trade
300
In which colony did the conflict with the british grow violent?
ma
400
Official legal documents giving British soldiers the right to inspect a ships cargo without giving a reason.
Writs of assistance
400
A delegate from Pennsylvania and well known inventor of the bifocals who tried to rally support for the Albany Plan of Union, which he proposed
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
400
Put a new tax on molasses and sugar.
SUGAR ACT
400
Why did many of the Native Americans prefer the French to the British?
French treated them better
400
What is the third amendment?
Quartering of soldiers
500
A place in Massachusetts colony where seventy minutemen confronted over 700 British soldiers. Shots rang out from both sides killing 8 colonists and wounding one British soldier.
Lexington
500
The treasurer of England who dared “to tax America!” He taxed goods such as: tea, paper, lead, paint and glass.
CHARLES TOWNSHEND
500
Placed a tax on all paper documents: trading cards, stationary, newspaper, etc.