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This war played a major role in shaping the relationship between Great Britain and its American colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
This phrase, coined by James Otis, expressed the colonists' frustration with British taxation policies.
What is "taxation without representation is tyranny"?
This act taxed imported goods such as glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This Virginian protested against the Stamp Act with a famous speech warning that it would take away the colonists' liberty.
Who is Patrick Henry?
These citizen soldiers in Massachusetts were called this because they were ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
Who are the Minutemen?
As a result of winning the war, Great Britain gained more of this in North America.
What is land?
This act in 1765 required colonists to pay a tax on all printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
This meeting in 1774 brought together representatives from all colonies except Georgia to respond to British policies.
What is the First Continental Congress?
This 1770 event in Boston resulted in British soldiers firing on an angry crowd, killing five colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This group, led by Samuel Adams, protested British taxes and organized boycotts.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The British government issued this to prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
The British government passed this act in 1764, which placed a tax on imported sugar and increased enforcement of tax collection.
What is the Sugar Act?
This 1765 act required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
John Dickinson wrote this series of letters urging resistance to British taxation.
What is Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania?
In 1773, colonists protested the Tea Act by dumping British tea into Boston Harbor in this event.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This Native American leader organized a rebellion against British expansion after the war.
Who is Chief Pontiac?
Colonists organized these to quickly spread news and coordinate resistance against British rule.
What are the Committees of Correspondence?
This famous speech by Patrick Henry included the words, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
What is Patrick Henry’s speech to the Virginia Convention?
This is the main reason colonists opposed the Stamp Act, as stated in the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
What is "It was imposed without their consent"?
This event led to the passage of the Intolerable Acts and the meeting of the First Continental Congress.
What is "the Boston Tea Party"?
The British stationed these along the Appalachian Mountains to prevent colonists from settling on Native American land.
What are soldiers?
These laws, passed to punish Boston for the Tea Party, were called “Intolerable” by the colonists.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This group of local fighters was created to protect communities from British attacks.
What is "the colonial militias"?
He is considered the first person to die for American independence during the Boston Massacre.
Who is "Crispus Attucks"?
This unofficial British policy allowed the American colonies to govern themselves with little interference, leading to a tradition of self-rule.
What is "salutary neglect"?