Vocabulary
A tax on Newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards
Stamp Act
The French and Indian War was fought between which two European Nations
France and Great Britain
Tax on molasses, rum , and other sweet items
Sugar Act
A source written within days of the event is likely to be more...
reliable
What does it mean to "repeal" something
Cancel or take away
The anti-British group that wanted independence
After the War, Britain wanted the colonists to help pay off the...
Debt
What purpose of government did the colonists feel the British were failing at, when they taxed tea, sugar, and other items in the colonies?
Support the Economic System
When two separate sources agree with each other
Corroboration
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party with the ________
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Boycott
What was the area of land the French and British fought over?
Ohio River Valley
King George signed the Proclamation of 1763 to prevent future conflicts with Native Americans. Which purpose of government was this?
Common Defense
The information at the top of a primary document that says the date, title, and includes a little background information is called the...
Source information
After the Boston Massacre, what made the testimony of Captain Preston unreliable?
He was in jail and on trial for murder at the time he wrote his version of what happened
Required colonial authorities to feed and house British troops
Quartering Act
Why did most Native American groups fight with the French?
The French were more respectful about land and trade than the British
What did the British close down until the colonists repaid the cost of lost tea after the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Harbor
What made Paul Revere an unreliable source
Meeting that took place after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Ended with the signing of the Declaration of Independence
2nd Continental Congress
Prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Why did King George ban colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
To avoid more conflict with Native Americans.
A form of economic nationalism that sought to increase the prosperity and power of a nation through restrictive trade practices
Mercantilism
Sharing the background information a reader needs to understand a document or essay is called...
Context or Contextualization
Write a reasoning sentence that connects this claim and evidence:
C: The British taxes on the colonists were fair.
E: According to Parliament, the tax rate that colonists paid was less than half of what citizens in England paid.