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The fighting occurred between the American _______________ & ________________ _______________.
American Colonists & Great Britain
Great Britain regulated and ___________ imports and exports.
Taxed
The French and ____________ War took place from 1754 to 1763.
Indian
King ______ III did not want colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
George
Great Britain had massive war ______ after the French and Indian War.
Debt
STAMP ACT: Great Britain needed to raise ______ to pay their war debt.
$$$
British Parliament thought it was fair to ______ the colonists to help pay war debt.
Tax
The Stamp Act required all paper documents to be printed on ______ paper.
Stamped
Great Britain sent ____________ to help the colonies during a war.
Troops
This event further angered and united the colonists against Great Britain.
Boston Massacre
Members of the Sons of Liberty were ______ who protested the Stamp Act.
Patriots
The Sons of Liberty were formed in July 1765 by Samuel ______ and John ______.
Adams/Hancock
Colonists ______ British goods.
Boycotted
During the Boston Massacre, colonists ______ British troops, who then opened fire.
Taunted (threw rocks and snowballs)
The Second Continental Congress formed the Continental Army, led by George ______.
Washington
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the:
Declaration of Independence (1776)
On December 16, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea into:
the Boston Harbor
What did colonists mean by the phrase “No taxation without representation”?
They should have a say in British Parliament before being taxed.
Only the British ______ could acquire land in the west.
Parliament
In early 1776, Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense, which convinced colonists to fight for:
Independence
A Committee of Correspondence was formed in Boston in 1764 to:
Communicate between colonies
The actual cost of the Stamp Act tax was ______, but colonists ______ it because they had no representation.
small/resisted
The Quartering Act required colonial governments to provide ______ and ______ for British troops.
Housing/Food
Colonists wanted to send ______ to serve on British ______ and help make decisions.
Representatives/Parliament
On May 10, 1773, Great Britain passed the Tea Act, allowing THIS company to sell tea directly to the colonies
East India Company