Road to Revolution #1
During the French and Indian War, where did most of the fighting take place?
Ohio River Valley / Great Lakes Region / New York
(1754) War between England and France
French and Indian War
Name of the Tax on Paper in colonies
Stamp Act
To voice your disapproval of the government is called ________.
Protest
Name of colonial governments
Assembly / Assemblies
After the French and Indian War, Britain gained control of this country.
Canada
Money pay to government by citizens
tax
Colonists must shelter all british soldiers
Quartering Act
Boston Patriot and lawyer that opposed the Writs of Assistance
James Otis
Fight between British soldiers and colonists, resulting in the deaths of 5 colonists after they threw snowballs at the British soldiers.
Boston Massacre
(1763) Boundary preventing colonists expansion west in the America’s
Proclamation Line
What was the name of the (1764) Tax on Sugar imported to colonies
Sugar Act
When the Sons of Liberty threw tea into the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
Discovered electricity when flying his kite during a thunderstorm.
Benjamin Franklin
Colonists loyal to British
Loyalists
(1763) Agreement ending the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris of 1763
To cancel or take away a law
repeal
Taxing colonies without input from colonies in England
taxation without representation
Search Warrants issued by British soldiers that led to growing resentment in the colonies
Writs of Assistance
Colonists who fought for independence
Patriots
King of England during the Revolutionary War
King George III
When you owe money, it is called _____.
debt
Refusal to buy goods
boycott
Name of the lawyer (and 2nd president) who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Adams
When you try to secretly bring in goods without paying tax is called ________.