The French and Indian War
What were the two sides fighting against each other in the war?
The British, alongside the Iroquois were fighting against the French and their Native American allies (Algonquian and others)
Why did the British start to impose so many new taxes on the American colonists?
To help pay for the debts that came with the French and Indian War.
What was the Boston Massacre?
Colonists gathered and started a riot, throwing ice, snowballs, rocks at British soldiers. Shots were fired and five colonists were dead.
What does it mean to boycott something and give one example of this?
to refuse to buy something
example to stop buying paper products after the Stamp Act was imposed on colonists; stop drink tea after the Tea Act
A young British officer during the French and Indian War who was forced to surrender the outpost at Fort Necessity.
George Washington
What caused fighting to break out and start the French and Indian War?
The British wanted to expand their farmland and started cutting down forests to do so. The French felt that this was threatening their profits with the fur trade.
What was the Sugar Act and how was it received by the colonists?
A tax on any product containing sugar and the colonists felt it was unfair.
How did this event increase support for the colonists?
Paul Revere coined this a "massacre" and portrayed the British soldiers as violent killers murdering colonists. This outraged colonists and many started to support the Sons of Liberty and other patriots.
What is an outpost? Give an example of this.
a military fort on the outskirts, away from the main military encampment, usually at a strategic location.
George Washington was sent to take over an outpost at Fort Necessity, but it was already taken over by the French.
A publisher and silversmith that printed articles and depictions of the Boston Massacre, referring to it as the "Bloody Massacre"
Paul Revere
Who won the war?
The British
What was the Stamp Act and how was it received by the American colonists?
A tax on any special paper products that were stamped. They protested the and boycotted those products.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists protested the unfair practice of the British forcing them to buy tea only from the East India Company and then pay taxes on top of that. Colonists prevented the tea from being unloaded and then dumped millions of dollars worth of tea into Boston Harbor.
What is vandalism? Give an example of this in reference to colonial protesting
Vandalism is destroying property. The Boston Tea party was an act of vandalism by the colonist because they destroyed and dumped tea in the harbor.
The ruler of Great Britain that imposed many taxes on the American colonists and whose harsh treatment of them led to rebellion
King George III
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
An imaginary line at the Appalachian Mountains that forbid American colonists from settling new lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Why did the American colonists feel that the Stamp Act was unjust?
They claimed that there should be "no taxation without representation" and that all the money collected from this tax went back to Great Britain was unfair.
What did Britain do in response to the Boston Tea Party?
This set of laws had two names...the one Britain called it and the one the colonists referred to it as.
Britain passed the Coercive Acts. The colonists called them the Intolerable Acts because they could not tolerate or live with them.
What does repeal mean? What act was repealed by the British?
to withdraw or cancel
The Stamp Act was repealed and then replaced by the Townshend Acts
A major leader in the Sons of Liberty
What was land gained by the British and what land was lost by the French?
The British gained land up to the Mississippi River.
The French have to give up much of the Louisiana Territory to Spain.
What were the Townshend Acts?
Passed after the Stamp Act was repealed and it placed a tax on all factory made good in Great Britain.
What were the Coercive Acts?
Britain closed Boston Harbor.
Britain banned town meetings.
Britain sent more troops to Boston.
What does impose mean? What did Britain impose on the American colonists?
To impose means that government tries to force new rules or laws upon its people.
The new taxes without representation. Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act, Townshend Acts, Coercive Acts
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
An organized group of colonists who were responsible for encouraging and staging boycotts and protests among the colonists. Tried to gain support for their cause.