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What event was caused, in part, due to disputes over land and trade with the Native Americans
The French and Indian War
During which event were the French and British engaged in war
French and Indian War
An American colonist who favored American independence
Patriot
An American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the War
Loyalist
Primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This 1770 event was a fight between the colonists and British on the streets of Boston
Boston Massacre
Civilians who were ready to fight on short notice
Minutemen
What phrase referred to the fact that Colonist had no representation in the British Parliament
No Taxation without Representation
After which event was the Treaty of Paris created force France to give up its land in North America?
Commander of Patriot Army
George Washington
Economic theory that nations power depends on its ability to increase wealth by receiving imports from other countries.
Mercantilism
Due to this event, English colonist could no longer settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
A group of Patriots who were against the Stamp Act and participated in the Boston Tea Party.
Sons of Liberty
What document was written by Thomas Paine
Common Sense
A military force made up of ordinary citizens trained to fight in emergencies.
Militia
This act taxed all printed materials
Stamp Act
Shot heard around the World refers to what event
Lexington and Concord
In what act did the British lower the tax on tea
Tea Act
The British Parliament lowered taxes on molasses and allowed British soldiers to seize smuggled goods with this act.
Sugar Act
This Act let to the Boston Tea Party
Tea Act
To refuse to do something in order to protest certain actions
boycott
During which event did the delegates gather in PA to discuss the taxes being placed on the colonist
1st Continental Congress
Act that banned town meetings in Massachusetts and closed Boston Harbor.
Intolerable Acts
He was an African American who was murdered during the Boston Tea Party
Crispus Attucks