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100

British general who led an was killed in the first major action of the French and Indian War

Edward Braddock

100

Prohibited colonists from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains

Proclamation of 1763

100

The primary author of the Albany Plan of Union

Benjamin Franklin

100

Placed new taxes on glass, paper, lead, paint, and tea.

Townshend Acts

100

The strongest confederation of Indian tribes in North America was the

Iroquois

200

British politician who changed tactics in the war and gave full support to the war effort in the American colonies

William Pitt

200

Allowed customs officials to search for smuggled goods

writs of assistance

200

King ______ was the English monarch who was petitioned by the Stamp Act Congress.

George III

200

In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British passed the Coercive Acts, which colonists called the

Intolerable Acts

200

 War that was fought in North America from 1754 to 1763.

French and Indian War

300

British general who besieged Quebec City and devised a daring plan to capture the city

James Wolfe

300

Stated that certain products could be shipped only to England or other English colonies

Navigation and Trade Acts

300

Made the statement, “ Give men liberty or give me death” during a speech at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia in 1775?

Patrick Henry

300

In the ___________________ Act, Parliament stated that it had the authority to pass laws binding the colonies in all cases whatsoever, including taxation.

Declaratory Act

300

The tactic of hiding behind trees and ambushing the enemy is called 

guerilla warfare

400

French commander of Quebec City

Marquis de Moncalm

400

Taxed legal documents, newspapers, calendars, playing cards, and other printed items

Stamp Act

400

Warned colonists that the British were coming toward Lexington and Concord 

Paul Revere

400

Taxed imported goods such as sugar, molasses, and coffee

Sugar Act

400

The main group which organized protests against the Stamp Act was the

Sons of Liberty

500

Ottowa Indian chief who strongly opposed British colonists’ expansion into the western frontier

Pontiac

500

Required colonists to house British troops in barracks, stables, or other buildings

Quartering Act of 1765

500

Famous member of the Sons of Liberty

Samuel Adams

500

French law would be used in some court cases in Quebec

Quebec's borders would extend south to the Ohio River

Roman Catholicism recognized as leading religion in Quebec

Quebec Acts

500

 At the ____________delegates of the colonies met to discuss their opposition to the Intolerable Acts

First Continental Congress