French and Indian War
What type of warfare did the natives teach the French that they used to surprise the British?
Guerilla warfare
Which act said that Britain was the supreme law of the land over the colonies
Declaratory Act
What year did both the Boston Massacre and the Golden Hill Riot take place?
1770
Who started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
What was salutary neglect?
Britain left the colonies alone until the French and Indian War.
_______Plan of Union: plan for all colonies to unite to win the French and Indian War
Albany
Which 1767 series of acts taxed things like glass, paint, lead, and paper
Townshend Acts
What was the verdict in the Boston Massacre?
Six of eight were acquitted, two were charged with manslaughter and had an "M" branded on their thumbs
Who were the two most prominent traveling preachers in the First Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield
How does mercantilism work?
Countries want more exports than imports so they get gold
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Said British colonists couldn't settle past the Appalachian Mountains
The Virginia Resolves were made in response to what act?
Stamp Act
What was the name of Paul Revere's famous propaganda piece that ignited colonists' fury over the Boston Massacre?
The Bloody Massacre
Which Enlightenment thinker is famous for his idea of "life, liberty, and property"?
John Locke
What were the Navigation Acts?
Made it difficult or impossible to trade with anyone besides Britain, put high tariffs on things.
Why did natives get involved in the Seven Years War?
They wanted to divide Europe to weaken both parties, the French also treated them much better than the British did
What were two of the Coercive Acts and what did they do?
Boston Port Act: closed Boston's port until they paid back the tea
MA Gov Act: didn't allow MA to govern itself
Admin Justice Act: soldiers accused of crimes had to be tried in Britain
Quartering Act: made previous quartering act more strict, any open buildings could be used
Quebec Act: didn't let colonists settle into Canada
Why was the HMS Gaspee attacked?
What were two of the most extreme (at the time) Quaker beliefs?
Anti-slavery, extremely pacifist, didn't believe in hell, equal rights for women
What did the Daughters of Liberty do?
Led mass boycotts since they were the ones that bought most household items, fed false information to British soldiers
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
Territorial disputes between Britain and France
What did the Tea Act do?
Monopolized tea through the British East India Company, made price of tea go down
What were liberty poles?
Tall wooden poles, usually with a red hat on top, symbolized meeting places for Sons of Liberty and ways to spread information, also just symbolic of the resistance
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of three branches of government?
Baron de Montesquiue
Where did most Loyalists come from?
Middle Colonies, especially New York