British Acts
This act placed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies (including newspapers and playing cards)
Stamp Act
Who won the French and Indian War and, as a result, ended gaining control of a vast amount of land in North America?
Great Britain
The colonists were deeply angered by the Proclamation of 1763, feeling it violated their freedoms. What did this act do?
Banned colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
This section was known for its large plantation economy and its heavy use of slave labor
Southern Colonies
This type of protest involves refusing to purchase goods from certain sellers or to refuse participate in certain activities
boycott
This act gave British officials the ability to confiscate, without court proceedings, goods from merchants accused of smuggling
Sugar Act
This is a small fighting force made up of civilians with minimal military training.
Militia
In response to the Stamp Act protests, the British issued the Declaratory Act, which stated what?
The British had a right to tax whenever and however they wanted
This section was known for its cold climate, shipbuilding and trade, and Puritan religious culture
New England
This means to cancel, or take back, a law
repeal
These acts taxed a number of consumer goods, such as glass and tea.
Townshend Acts
Who was in charge of the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
This radical group organized many of the protests against British acts
Sons of Liberty
This region was known for its important port cities, diverse economy, and diverse population
Middle Colonies
To take over, or take control over a place
This act forced the colonists to provide food, supplies, and shelter to British troops
Quartering Act
This was Benjamin Franklin's failed plan to united the colonies against the French during the French and Indian War (think "Join, or Die" banner)
Albany Plan of Union
To help coordinate protests across the various colonies, these groups were set up to spread information quickly
Committees of Correspondence
This group of Native Americans in New York were known for uniting 6 different tribes into one government. They stayed neutral during the French and Indian War
Iroquois Confederacy
This phrase, from Patrick Henry's Stamp Act Resolutions, encapsulates the colonists' beliefs that the British government did not have a right to tax them because they did not have representatives in the British government.
"No Taxation Without Representation!"
These acts closed Boston harbor and banned all local government in Massachusetts
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
What effect did the French and Indian War have on the British economy?
The British went into deep debt and were struggling to pay to continue to protect the colonies
This is the name given to the event when the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
This was the name given to the contested event when British soldiers shot 5 colonists
Boston Massacre
When media is used to spread biased or misleading information in order to influence opinion and behavior, this is called...
propaganda