Beginnings of Trouble
Which two countries claimed the Ohio Valley territory?
France and England
Which king made the announcement called The Proclamation of 1763?
King George III
The Sugar Act angered colonists because they were being unfairly represented in England. What was this called?
Taxation without Representation
What was it called when the colonists stopped purchasing the taxed items in the Townshend Acts?
A boycott
What was the small clash between the British troops and colonists where 5 people died called?
The Boston Massacre
Who helped the French try to maintain control of the Ohio Valley?
Native Americans
What committee was formed to share information about what the colonies were doing to resist the British?
The Committee of Correspondence
Which Act placed a tax on all paper items?
The Stamp Act
What was the effect of the Coercive Acts on the colonists?
Colonial rebellion increased
What was the event when 342 crates of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What did the French surrender when they lost the French and Indian war?
All of their land claims in North America
Who formed the first Committee of Correspondence?
Samuel Adams
Which Two Acts were designed to help England pay for the French and Indian War?
The Townshend Acts and the Sugar Acts
When did representative from 9 colonies meet to declare they should not be taxed without representation?
The Stamp Act Congress
What did the British learn in their early battles with the minutemen?
Colonists were willing to stand up to England
King James established this as an effort to decrease Indian attacks in the colonies
The Proclamation of 1763
What was the meeting called where leaders from 12 colonies sent a petition to King George stating that taxation without representation was unfair?
The First Continental Congress
Which Act taxed glass, paper, paint and tea?
The Townshend Acts
What did the British create to punish the colonists for dumping the tea in Boston Harbor?
Which battles signaled the beginning of the American Revolution?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What did the Proclamation of 1763 forbid?
Colonists could no longer settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Ben Franklin created a flyer with a picture of a segmented snake to get the colonies to join together against the French. What did he title it?
"Join or Die"
Which Act gave the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies?
The Tea Act
Besides banning the Massachusetts legislature from meeting, what were the other two things that the Coercive Acts tried to enforce?
1. The Quartering Act
2. The Closing of Boston Harbor
Name one of two reasons that British soldiers were marching to Lexington and Concord
1. To capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams.
2. To destroy colonial weapons