Colonial Causes & Events
This 1773 protest destroyed a shipment of tea and directly led to the British closing a major colonial port.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The 22‑year‑old Virginian who ambushed a small French force in Pennsylvania and later became a Revolutionary leader.
Who is George Washington?
The series of 1774 British laws meant to punish Massachusetts and assert control were called the ______ Acts (two common names accepted).
What are the Coercive Acts / Intolerable Acts?
The trade system connecting North America, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean—carrying raw materials, manufactured goods, and enslaved people—is called the ______.
What is the Triangular Trade?
This pamphlet, published in 1776, persuaded many colonists to support independence.
What is Common Sense?
Name the 1775 confrontations that produced the phrase "the shot heard round the world."
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Writer of Common Sense, who called King George a "royal brute" and argued for a republic.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Britain raised these on the colonies to help pay war debts after the Seven Years' War (one-word answer).
What are taxes?
On the triangular trade map, manufactured goods typically flowed from this region to Africa.
What is Europe?
Define "republic" as used by revolutionaries in 1776.
What is a state governed by elected representatives rather than a monarch?
This 1763 proclamation attempted to limit colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
Creator of the "Join, or Die" cartoon advocating colonial unity.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The British closed this harbor in early 1774 in response to colonial actions in Boston.
What is Boston Harbor?
Which region was primarily the source of raw materials heading to Europe in the triangular trade?
What is North America?
What political principle holds that citizens determine who represents them?
What is popular sovereignty?
The 1763 treaty that ended the Seven Years' War and shifted French territory to Britain is known as the ______.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
Name one British and one French military leader from the French and Indian War mentioned in the unit slides.
Who are Edward Braddock (British) and Louis‑Joseph de Montcalm (French)?
Explain briefly how distance and local colonial assemblies contributed to growing colonial self-rule before revolution. (short answer)
Because Britain was far away, local colonial assemblies took on governing roles and made decisions locally; distance made imperial enforcement difficult and fostered political independence.
Identify the purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763 as shown on the map slides.
To reserve lands west of the colonies for Native Americans and limit colonial expansion (preventing conflicts with Native tribes).
Explain the significance of the Albany Plan of Union and why Parliament rejected it.
The Albany Plan proposed a unified colonial government for common defense; Parliament rejected it because colonies and Britain were unwilling to give up individual authority and centralized imperial control.
Identify two consequences for the colonies after Britain’s victory in the French and Indian War that increased colonial resentment.
Examples: colonists faced higher taxes; increased British control/enforcement; more westward conflict with Native Americans; expanded British territory leading to new administrative measures.
This Native American leader allied with the French and led resistance after British victory (named in the slides).
Who is Pontiac?
Describe how British global empire expansion and wartime debt combined to change Britain's policy toward the colonies, citing at least two specific actions taken.
Britain incurred large wartime debts and expanded territory; to raise revenue and control new lands Britain increased taxes, enforced trade/mercantilist policies, and passed laws like the Proclamation Line and the Coercive Acts.
Using the unit maps, name two territories or regions that were added to Britain's control after the Treaty of Paris (1763).
Examples: Canada/Province of Quebec and Florida and/or other former French territories in North America transferred to Britain per Treaty of Paris.
Analyze how the image "Join, or Die" contributed to colonial political thought leading up to the Revolution.
The "Join, or Die" cartoon symbolized the need for colonial unity against common threats, helped normalize the idea of collective action