French & Indian War
Who was the main opponent of the French?
Who are the British?
Until 1763, the hands-off policy of not enforcing laws was called what?
What is salutary neglect
The Sugar Act set duties on which items
What are sugar and molasses
When was the Stamp Act passed
What is 1765
Which goods were subject to Townshend Act taxes?
What are glass, lead, paint, paper and tea
The Proclamation of 1763 established what geological feature as the western border of the English colonies?
What are the Appalachian Mountains
By the 1760's, the colonies were home to about how many people?
What is ~2.5 million
When was the Sugar Act passed?
What is 1764
This group, organized by Samuel Adams, was created to resist the enforcement of the Stamp Act
Who are the Sons of Liberty
British officials issued thee legal orders to allow tax collectors to search ships for smuggled goods
What are writs of assistance
This young Virginian, who would later become President, was defeated at Fort Necessity in 1754 to start the French and Indian War
Who was George Washington
This Ottawa tribal chief led rebellions against English settlers pushing into the Ohio River Valley
Who is Pontiac?
This Boston local leader coined the phrase "No Taxation Without Representation"?
Who was Samuel Adams
What type of items were covered under the Stamp Act?
What is paper
This ship was seized by tax collectors on suspicion of smuggling
What is the Liberty
The Treaty of ______ officially ended the French and Indian War?
What is the Treaty of Paris
This song, written between 1765 and 1772 by Benjamin Franklin, expressed the mixed feelings towards England's treatment of the colonies
What is "The Mother Country"
The Sugar Act overturned this longtime practice of not enforcing most governing laws
What is salutary neglect
She wrote plays mocking British leaders for their greed
Who was Mercy Otis Warren
What was attacked during the protest of the seizure of colonial ships
What is the customs house
His ideas for uniting the colonies in a common defense was called the Albany Plan of Union?
Who was Benjamin Franklin
This English Prime Minister asked Parliament to tax the colonists in 1763?
Who is George Grenville?
When and where did the first colonial boycott start?
What is 1765, New York
What Act did Parliament declare in response to the repeal of the Stamp Act?
What is the Declaratory Act
When did British troops arrive in Boston?
What is October 1768