The French and Indian War
This war was fought between Great Britain and France in North America.
The French & Indian War
This law taxed paper items like newspapers and legal documents.
What was the Stamp Act?
This meeting created the Continental Army.
What was the Second Continental Congress?
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain.
Who are the Patriots
This was the main reason Great Britain began taxing the colonies.
What is to pay off debt from the French and Indian War?
This war left Great Britain in heavy debt.
What was the French and Indian War?
This event happened when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This leader was chosen to lead the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Colonists who stayed loyal to Great Britain.
Who were Loyalists?
These taxes made colonists angry because they were passed without their permission.
What are British taxes?
(Accept: Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act, Intolerable Acts)
Great Britain taxed the colonies to pay for this war.
What was the French and Indian War?
The name of the meeting where 12 representatives from the colonies met in Philadelphia?
What is the First Continental Congress
This famous ride warned colonists the British were coming.
What was Paul Revere’s ride?
These colonial soldiers were also called minutemen.
Who were the militia?
This idea means people should have a voice in their government.
What is representation?
This group of people helped the French fight the British during the war.
Who were Native American tribes?
This massacre happened when British soldiers fired on colonists in Boston.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The British had more training and weapons, but colonists had something powerful—they were fighting for their own
What is Freedom
British soldiers were often called this because of their uniforms.
Who were the Redcoats?
This was one result of the Battle of Bunker Hill for the colonists.
What is they gained confidence they could fight the British?
After this war, Britain gained more land in North America.
What was the French and Indian War?
This slogan meant colonists wanted a say in government.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
This early battle showed the colonists they could fight the British army.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This was one advantage the colonial soldiers had over the British.
What is knowing the land / strong motivation?
This event directly led Great Britain to punish Boston and anger the colonists even more.
What was the Boston Tea Party?