The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was between these two countries.
What is France and Britain?
These are payments made to the government in return for services.
What are taxes?
The object that was thrown which started the Boston Massacre.
What is a snowball?
The Intolerable Acts were implemented after this major event.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This group of people opposed British rule.
Who were the Patriots?
A person or group that joins with another to work for a common goal.
Who is an ally?
This was the first act implemented by the British government. It taxed everyday, household items.
What was the Sugar Act?
This act was passed and allowed tea to be sold in America for a cheap price, but a high tax.
What is the Tea Act?
One of the Intolerable Acts stopped trade between Britain and Boston. This closed this harbor.
What was Boston Harbor?
A group of ordinary people who were trained for battle. Most were farmers, blacksmiths, silversmiths, and merchants.
Who were the militia?
The document that officially ended the French and Indian War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This act taxed anything printed on paper like brochures, pamphlets, books, cards, and newspapers.
What was the Stamp Act?
The Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as this group of people while boarding British ships in Boston Harbor.
What are Native Americans?
The name of rule that was part of the intolerable acts that forced colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers.
What was quartering?
Most of the gunpowder and weapons were being stored here for the colonial side. British soldiers found out and wanted to surprise attack the colonists.
What was Concord?
This plan called to unify the colonies against the French during the war. Unfortunately, the colonies were not ready to become one (yet).
What is the Albany Plan?
As a result of the Stamp Act Congress, colonial merchants agreed to do this, which greatly affected the British imports.
What is a boycott?
This man defended the British soldier involved in the Boston Massacre to show that the colonial courts were being fair.
Who was John Adams?
These were people chose to represent to speak on behalf of the various colonies at the First Continental Congress.
Who were delegates?
These were specially-trained men who were trained for combat.
Who were the Minutemen?
This Proclamation stated that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This was Native American land.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This act replaced the recently repealed Stamp Act, but was even more controlling than the Stamp Act. It was a new tax on everyday, household goods like coffee, sugar, lead, paint, and paper.
What were the Townshend Acts?
This man set up committees to spread the news about the Boston Massacre. He was trying to rally the colonists.
Who was Samuel Adams?
The result of the letter written to King George III during the First Continental Congress.
King George III sent even more British soldiers into the colonies.
This famous battle occurred when 2,000 British soldiers attacked a fort overlooking Boston. The British won this battle, but the Patriots proved that they could fight well.
What was the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill?