French and Indian War
Who won the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
What was the Stamp Act?
Colonists had to pay for a tax on a stamp to buy any printed products.
What are two reasons why would someone would want to be a loyalist?
- loyal to King George
- rich and can afford to pay for taxes
- didn't think they could lead a country on their own
What was the Quartering Act?
In order to protect the colonists and keep an eye on them, Great Britain sent over British soldiers and forced colonists to allow them to live in their houses.
What would a Loyalist say?
A. Taxes are too high!
B. King George has our best intentions at heart.
B. King George has our best intentions at heart.
What was the biggest outcome of the French and Indian War?
What is taxation without representation?
The colonists were taxed without having a voice on who to vote for.
What are two reasons why someone would want to be a patriot?
-thought Kind George was unfair
-they wanted to have an opinion in governing themselves
-thought the colonists were being treated unfairly with all the laws/taxes
What was another name for the Coercive Acts?
Intolerable Acts
What would a Patriot say?
A. Great Britain protected us during the French and Indian War.
B. Protest becomes our only way to be heard.
B. Protest becomes our only way to be heard.
Who fought against each other in the French and Indian War?
France & Native Americans ("Indians") against Great Britain
What was the Townshend Act?
Colonists were taxed imported goods like paint, glass, and tea.
What was were two results of the Boston Massacre?
1. 5 colonists were shot
2. Colonies started to come together and it turned many people to want to fight for independence.
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
Colonists were gathering to protest outside the tax house. British soldiers were feeling threatened. Colonists were yelling and throwing snow and ice at the soldiers. British soldiers shot into the crowd and killed 5 colonists.
A farmer struggling to pay taxes and angry about having no political voice would most likely support this group.
Patriots
Why was King George the III trying to prove himself?
He was a young king and was afraid he would be viewed as weak if he did not make the colonists obey him.
Put these in order:
First Continental Congress
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
French and Indian War
1. French and Indian War
2. Stamp Act
3. Quartering Act
4. Boston Massacre
5. Boston Tea Party
6. First Continental Congress
Cause Effect
1. ______________ debt for GB
2. ________________ Coercive Acts
2. Boston Tea Party
British leaders believed this event was vandalism, while colonists saw it as a form of protest.
A Boston merchant who depends on trade with Great Britain, is rich, and doesn't want to put his business at risk would most likely support this group.
Loyalist
After the war, what part of land were the colonists fighting for with Native Americans because they wanted it?
Ohio River Valley
What was the biggest result of all of the taxes? What did it make the colonists want to do?
The colonists were getting angry with Great Britain and started to come together to fight for independence.
What are 3 things that happened at the First Continental Congress?
-Representatives met from 12 of 13 colonies
-Colonists wrote a petition to King George demanding that the Coercive Acts be repealed
-Colonists asked for their rights
-Colonists said they wouldn't trade with Great Britain until they took away the Coercive Acts
What were the Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts? What caused them to be put into place?
Great Britain was upset about the Boston Tea Party and closed Boston Harbor and wouldn't let any ships in or out and banned all town meetings.
What are three reasons why patriots wanted to become independent from Great Britain?
- upset about taxes
- no representation in Parliament
- thought King George was too controlling and being unfair
- wanted same rights as British Citizens
- didn't like all of soldiers in the colonies who were forced to live with them and "babysitting them" along with fighting and killing colonists.