The immigrant populations developed a common language called _____ by contributing to familiar words from their own languages and from Native American and African languages to British English.
American English
100
Why did people from Europe come to America from other countries in 1750?
They came to seek opportunity and improve their lives. They also came to escape religious persecution.
100
Why did people from Africa come to America in 1750?
They were forced into slavery.
100
What was the cause of the French and Indian War?
Both France and Great Britain wanted more territory.
100
In 1765, Parliament passed the ____, taxing every kind of printed paper.
Stamp Act
200
Some people who resisted the Stamp Act by boycotting British goods called themselves _____.
the Sons of Liberty
200
in 1770, Parliament repealed all of the taxes except the tax on ____.
Tea
200
What was the name of the African American man killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
200
What prominent historical figure gained valuable military experience during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
200
What are the two houses of Parliament called?
The House of Commons and the House of Lords
300
A person from one country who comes into another country to live there
immigrant
300
A group of representatives who gather to make laws
assembly
300
A nation that has promised to help another nation in wartime
ally
300
A body of armed citizens prepared for military service at any time
militia
300
The newly settled area on the edge of the unsettled area or wilderness
frontier
400
What does it mean to REPEAL?
to cancel or do away with
400
Who am I? I was in charge of Britain's foreign affairs. I spent whatever was needed and ordered British armies to get control of two rivers during the French and Indian War.
I am William Pitt.
400
What was the important difference between colonists and Englishmen in terms of representation in Parliament?
Englishmen had representatives in Parliament.
The colonists did NOT have representatives in Parliament.
400
An organized campaign in which people refuse to have any dealings with a particular group or country in order to force a change of policy
boycott
400
What was the Quartering Act?
A law that required the colonial governments to furnish quarters for troops
500
The Intolerable Acts were designed to punish the colony of ______.
Massachusetts
500
This prevented colonists from settling west of a line near the Appalachian Mountains created by King George III.
Proclamation of 1763
500
What event led to the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Tea Party
500
A territorial dispute between the British and French over land along the Ohio River resulted in the _______.
French and Indian War
500
The purpose of the ______ was to spread news about British actions throughout the colonies.