Vocabulary
Nicknamed the Redcoats for the coats they wore.
Who were the British soldiers?
This means to speak out against or object to; the colonists did this against the Stamp Act and Townshend Duties
What is to protest?
The participants in the war.
Who were the French and their Native American allies, and the English and their Native American allies?
Newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, and other paper goods were taxed under this act.
What is the Stamp Act?
This boat's main job was to enforce taxes.
What is the Sultana?
A vessel is another name for this.
What is a boat or a ship?
This is money that citizens and businesses must pay to help support a government; the colonists thought these were unfair without being represented.
What is a tax?
This country won the war.
What is England?
Lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea were taxed by these acts
What are the Townshend Duties (or Acts)?
This was the first job the Sultana had in North America.
What is bringing British troops to Boston?
This is something that is owed to another.
What is a debt?
This country or person is joined with another for a special purpose.
What is an ally?
This was the large problem the British faced after the war.
What is a huge debt?
The main reason that the colonists were so upset with these taxes.
What is taxation without representation?
The Sultana patrolled the waters around Boston, New York, Rhode Island, and these two more local bays.
What are the Delaware Bay and the Chesapeake Bay?
This is a member of a country or state, either born there or by law
What is a citizen?
To bring goods from one country to another
What is to import?
George Washington led the British forces in the first battle at this location in the Ohio Valley.
What is Fort Necessity?
After lots of protests, riots, and money lost trying to enforce the Stamp Act, King George did this.
What is repealed the Stamp Act?
Food, water, weapons, a crew of 25, and topmasts and topsails.
What were the items added to the Sultana?
The legislature of Great Britain, Canada, and certain other countries; it is similar to our Congress.
What is Parliament?
This means to bring, take out, or carry out in a sneaky or illegal manner; colonists did this with goods after the British unfairly taxed them.
What is to smuggle?
This is the main reason why the two countries went to war.
What is for control of the land around the Ohio River?
Instead of printing on the King's stamped paper, this company protested by closing down their printing press.
What is the Maryland Gazette?
These boats are ideally suited to patrol colonial waters.
What are schooners?