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The French built these structures in the Ohio River Valley to strengthen their claims and defend against British expansion.
What are forts?
This religious group, known for their tolerance and pacifism, was influential in Pennsylvania.
Who are the Quakers?
This was the main economic activity in the New England colonies due to rocky soil and long winters.
What is shipbuilding and fishing?
This 1773 Act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies, undercutting local merchants and leading to a famous protest.
What is the Tea Act?
The British victory in the French and Indian War removed the French threat, but also led to this proclamation, which angered colonists by restricting westward expansion.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This Virginia militia officer’s failed attempt to expel the French from Fort Duquesne sparked the early conflict of the war.
Who is George Washington?
The Middle Colonies were known as the "breadbasket colonies" due to their production of this crop.
What is wheat?
This colony was founded by Roger Williams and was known for its religious tolerance.
What is Rhode Island?
In 1774, this general was appointed the military governor of Massachusetts as tensions between Britain and the colonies escalated.
Who is General Thomas Gage?
The Intolerable Acts, passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, included closing this major colonial harbor.
What is Boston Harbor?
As a result of the war, Britain gained control of Canada and all lands east of this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
This religious group was the dominant religious influence in New England.
Who are the Puritans?
This major port city in the Middle Colonies became a center for trade and commerce.
What is New York City?
This 1774 meeting of colonial representatives was convened in Philadelphia to discuss how to respond to British policies, ultimately leading to greater unity among the colonies.
What is the Continental Congress?
The implementation of this 1765 tax on paper goods led to widespread protests
What is the Stamp Act?
This cause of the French and Indian War involved both Britain and France competing for control of this rich, fur-trading region.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
The Southern colonies relied heavily on this labor system to maintain their plantation-based economy.
What is slavery?
The founder of a colony created as a safe haven for debtors
Who is James Oglethorpe?
The British objective at Lexington and Concord was to capture these colonial leaders and confiscate weapons stored by the militia.
Who are John Hancock and Samuel Adams?
The man who uttered the colonial phrase: "Give me liberty, or give me death" and the colony he resided
Who is Virginia delegate Patrick Henry?
This treaty ended the French and Indian War, with France ceding most of its North American territory to Britain.
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What is the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
This early New England document, written by the Pilgrims in 1620, helped establish self-government in the colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This 1692 event in colonial Massachusetts, which resulted in the execution of 20 people, reflected the Puritan colony’s strict religious beliefs and fear of the supernatural.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
Paul Revere and William Dawes famously rode to warn the colonial militias that British troops were on their way to seize weapons in this town.
What is Concord?
These laws were passed by Britain in 1774 to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party and known in England as
What are the Coercive Acts?