French and Indian War
In what region did the war start over disputed territory?
Ohio River Valley
The British were losing a majority of battles early on, but received stronger help with more effective utilization of volunteer forces in the colonial ____.
Militias
Colonists began smuggling goods to get better prices, avoid taxes, and maintain their colonial autonomy. One famous colonial smuggler was____.
John Hancock
The _____ was a secret Patriotic organization to advance colonists rights, resist taxation and overall rule of British government in the colonies
Sons of Liberty
Bonus: What was one way they would sometimes use harm/violence against the British?
Violence erupts when 5 colonists, including an African slave named Crispus Attucks, are killed in the_____, leading to all taxes being repealed (temporarily).
Boston Massacre
The French and Indian War began when Colonel __ and Virginia colonists’ attempted to capture the French fort, Fort Necessity
George Washington
What formal peace agreement ended the French and Indian War? (Don’t forget the year!)
Treaty of Paris 1763
Bonus: What happened to France at the end of the war?
____ required colonists to provide food and housing for British soldiers
Quartering Act
One of the most effective forms of resistance that ultimately led to the repeal of the Stamp Act was______.
Boycotts/Non-Importation
& Non-Consumption Agreements
Bonus: ___ said that England still has power over the colonies to tax them
How did the colonies keep up communication and resistance to English policies?
Committee of Correspondence
Who created this political cartoon as an attempt to promote colonial unity?
Benjamin Franklin
Bonus: This image was created during the French and Indian War (1754) but is later repurposed as a symbol of unity, freedom, and propaganda during the___.
What was the Native American uprising against the British and colonists attempting to move West after the French and Indian War?
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Bonus: What group of Scots-Irish settlers began attacking innocent Native Americans as they were demanding the Pennsylvania government provide protection
The Sugar Act passed a tax on sugar to raise revenue and crackdown on smuggling. Then, the___ placed a tax on a variety of legal documents (without the consent of colonial legislatures)
Stamp Act
After the repeal of the Stamp Act, _____ (1767) were new taxes on imports such as paper, tea, glass, etc.
Townshend Act
The___ Act (1773) granted a monopoly on ___ sales in the American colonies
(Note: fill in the blank the same word).
Tea Act
Bonus: What did the Tea Act do to the price of tea and why did it upset the colonists?
What colonial group was formed by Benjamin Franklin to discuss colonial issues in the beginning of the French and Indian War?
Albany Plan of Union/ Albany Congress
After sending in troops to stop Pontiac’s Rebellion, King George III passes the____, a line that closed settlement of areas West of the Appalachian mountains.
Proclamation Act of 1763
One protest to the Stamp Act was Patrick Henry introducing the ____ in the Virginia House of Burgesses, condemning the Stamp Act as a violation of their rights as Englishmen
Virginia Resolves
____ wrote the “Letters from Pennsylvania” and argued for____
John Dickinson
“No taxation without representation”
___ was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in response to the Tea Act.
Boston Tea Party
At the end of the French and Indian War, British began enforcing the_____ on the colonies
Navigation Acts/Laws
Due to the war debt, Britain wanted the colonies to pay taxes to pay for the war. This led to the end of the period of ___ .
Salutary Neglect
Bonus: What is the economic concept the British used to start a monopoly in the American colonies?
____ was a step toward intercolonial unity after a group of 9 representatives from the colonies met to petition King and Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.
Stamp Act Congress
Bonus: What ancient Roman idea said that the people should have the power and send representatives to the government (directly challenging traditional authority of the British monarch)
As a result of non-importation, there was a boycott of British goods. People like the Daughters of Liberty helped organized____, to reduce their dependence on British goods.
Spinning Bees Homespun Goods
In response to the Boston Tea Party, King George III is not happy and passes the_____!
Coercive/
Intolerable Acts!
Bonus: Name at least two things it did in Boston