3.1 Rivalry in N. America
3.2 No Tax. w/o Rep.
3.3 Uniting the Colonists
3.4 A Call to Arms
3.5 Declaring Independence
100
These 2 European powers competed for wealth in North America.
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100
The reason why Britain had a developed a huge debt in the 1760s.
What is the French and Indian War.
100
Also called the Liberty Boys.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
100
Citizen soldiers.
What is a militia?
100
The letter expressing the colonists' desire for peace.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
200
The French built forts in North America to protect this money-making endeavor.
What is trapping / trading furs?
200
Proclamation of 1763
What prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
200
Terms are related to this event: engraving, Paul Revere, Crispus Attucks, propaganda, protest.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
The shot "heard 'round the world."
What is Lexington and Concord?
200
Natural rights.
What are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (property)?
300
He came up with (failed) idea called the "Albany Plan of Union."
Who is Benjamin Franklin
300
An indirect tax on commodities such as glass, lead, paint, paper and tea.
What is the Townshend Acts?
300
1. Boston Harbor closed
2. Boston under martial law
3. Bostonians forced to quarter troops
What are the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?
300
This battle taught the British that defeating the Americans would not be easy.
What is the Battle of Bunker / Breed's Hill?
300
The American army commanded by George Washington.
What is the Continental Army?
400
Colonial leaders wanted the Iroquois Confederacy join the colonies in their fight against France. The Native Americans refused and stated they would "take neither side."
What is neutral?
400
A rag doll dressed as an unpopular tax collector and set on fire.
What is an effigy?
400
The Tea Act made this company a monopoly.
What is the (British) East India Company.
400
He sold military secrets to the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
400
German mercenaries hired to fight in America.
Who are Hessians?
500
This treaty marked the end of the French and Indian War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
500
Essentially an unlimited search warrant given to British tax collectors.
What is a writ of assistance?
500
A group within the Sons of Liberty who were given the task of circulating letters between colonial leaders.
What was the Committee of Correspondence?
500
They drafted a statement of grievances (complaints) calling for the repeal of 13 acts of Parliament.
Who is the (First) Continental Congress?
500
The source of the government's power and authority.
Who are the people (governed)?