VOCABULARY
What is a monarch?
British King
What was the sugar act?
British policy that taxed sugar, molasses, and other similar products
Who fought against whom in the French and Indian War?
British and colonists and French and Native Americans
What is 1 cause of the American Revolution?
many answers apply
Who are the "Indians" at this time? Why are they called that if it's not their true identity?
Native Americans; Columbus made a mistake and thought he was in India when he discovered America and called the people there Indians
What is mercantilism?
British economic policy based on trade
What was the stamp act?
British policy that forced colonists to pay tax on paper products.
What caused the French/ Indian War?
British and French wanted control of more land (Ohio River Valley)
Who are the sons of liberty?
men that wanted to protest British rulings
What is the "Shot Heard Around the World"?
the first shot fired that began the Revolutionary War during the Battle at Lexington and Concord
What is a representative government?
A government in which people elect others to create rules
What were the Quartering Acts?
British policy that forced colonists to house and feed soldiers if needed.
What challenges did Britain face after the French and Indian War?
LOTS OF DEBT
British soldiers and colonists
What was contradictory about George Washington during the French and Indian War, and then his actions later on?
He fought on the side of the British, then went against the British.
What is a tax? Who had to pay taxes at this point in history?
extra required payment; colonists
What was the Tea act? How did the colonists protest this?
British policy that forced colonists to only buy tea from the East India Tea Company, and put a tax on it. They protested with the Boston Tea Party.
How did the Native American's Respond to being pushed off their land?
Pontiac's Rebellion- fighting (but they lost)
Why did Paul Revere go on his "famous ride"?
warn colonists of British soldiers coming
Who is the Iriquois Confederacy?
group of Native Americans that had a type of representative government
What is debt? Who was in a lot of debt from the French and Indian War?
money owed; British
What were the Intolerable Acts? Why did the British make this policy?
This closed ports in Boston. They did this as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists were not able to go past the Appalachain Mountains into Native American land.
How did the Revolutionary War begin? (with which battle?)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What was the first continental congress? Why was it formed?
First type of government formed by delegates from each of the colonies to protest the British acts