Vocab.
Protesting unfair things such as taxes
Boycott
Who were the two main sides during the French and Indian War?
France and Britain
Taxed all printed materials
Stamp Act
In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
Valuable products such as tea
Commodity
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Prohibited the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mtns.
-Disguised themselves as men and joined the battlefield.
-Knitted their own clothes so they wouldn't have to buy from the British
Who became the first U.S. president after leading the colonial troops in the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
To forbid or not allow something
Prohibit
Who controlled the area in Canada that was being fought over in the French and Indian War?
French
What did the sugar act specifically tax?
Molasses
What did France gain out of the American Revolution?
An ally (the U.S.)
Raising money through taxes
Revenue
Why did the French have a good relationship with the natives?
They traded fur with each other.
Name of the event where 5 colonists were killed in the streets.
Boston Massacre
Name of the agreement that officially recognized the U.S. as an independent nation.
Treat of Paris
Introduction to the constitution
Preamble
Who acquired the land west of the Mississippi after the French and Indian War
Spain
What was the name of the law that forced colonists to house soliders?
Quartering Acts
Name the first three presidents-
George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson