What was the Quartering act?
law requiring American Colonists to provide British Soldiers with housing and food
one reason American Colonists wanted to rebel against the British
tax.......anything having to do with wealth/land
Our first president fought in this war and became famous for his fighting efforts
George Washington
The Boston area colony in the north had a major harbor and port. As a result their economy was based mainly on _________________________
fishing
imports
exports
The Seven Years War is also known as the ____________________________________ War
French and Indian
"smitten with the contagion, first by plague, afterwards when the English came by smallpox"
what is contagion?
easily spread disease
The Boston Massacre was an event in which American Colonists were _________________________ by British Soldiers
attacked, shot
Who fought who in the French and Indian War?
French vs the British
Main export of the southern colonies?
Brown Gold....tobacco
The French and Indian war was fought in both _____________________ and __________________
America.......Europe
The Proclamation of 1763 was an invisible line drawn that limited Colonial ___________________ westward
expansion
why did the Boston Tea Party take place?
British were taxing tea
Who had more alliances with the Natives during the French and Indian War? The French or the British
French
The middle "Bread Basket" colonies produced mainly_____________________________
wheat
what happened on July 4 1776?
Declaration of Independence
self sufficiency or "mercantilism" is the idea that the American colonies should trade exclusively with their mother ___________________________
country
what was the Boston Tea Party
American Colonists went into Boston Harbor and Destroyed British imports of tea.
How many Native American alliances did the French have?
5
the triangle trade was between what three continents
Europe, Africa, Americas
The word Act in The Sugar Act and Stamp Act is another word for what?
tax
what is an indentured servant?
an individual who trades years of work in return for housing/food/travel expenses
The main reason for American Colonial rebellion against the British?
taxation without representation
How many Native American alliances did the British have during the French and Indian War?
one
What was the name of America first colony?
Jamestown
what was the name of the Native American woman who married John Smith
Pocahontas