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Taxes imposed on all printed items
What was the French and Indian War known as?
7 years war (1754-1761)
Group of ladies who supported the American Revolution by boycotting British goods and promoting self-sufficiency
Daughters of Liberty
Which set of colonies was known for Religious Freedom.
New England Colonies
Set of untrained soldiers
militia
Lowered tax on molasses and took goods from people for smuggling.
Sugar Act
What was the plan called that Benjamin Franklin proposed that places the British colonies under a more centralized colonial government.
Albany Plan of Union
What was one advantage of the geography of the colonies for patriots?
They knew the land and fighting was easier.
Those who sought refuge from debt went to these colonies.
Southern Colonies
illegal movement of goods in or out of the country
smuggling
Townshend Acts
The Boston Tea Party was caused by this....
Tea Act
What is the meaning of inflation?
money loses its value and economy weakens
These colonies were known for farming and agriculture for food.
Middle Colonies
refusal to purchase something as a form of protest
boycott
Parliament has the right to tax colonists and make decisions for colonies "in all cases"
Declaratory Acts
Unfair taxes and the colonists confronted British Troops.
Defeating colonial troops would be challenging, what is the Battle Called.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Common Sense Pamphlet declaring the colonies should escape from British Rule
Thomas Paine
ideas or information spread to influence opinions to either help or harm a cause
propaganda
Prevented colonists from settling West.
Proclamation of 1763
Where did George Washington's troops surprise the British Troops on Christmas Day?
What was the Treaty of Paris 1783?
US an independent nation and gave US fishing rights to coastal waters off of Canada.
What did the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia General Assembly hope to create
self-government
What is the term for the French being allied with Native American Groups
alliances