Roots of Revolution
British soldiers enforcing new taxes and facing growing hostility from colonists led to this deadly 1770 incident.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This Jamestown settler introduced tobacco as a profitable cash crop.
Who is John Rolfe?
This 1763 proclamation limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
This war between Britain and the United States lasted from 1812 to 1814.
What is the War of 1812?
This Shawnee leader is remembered for defending Indigenous land and sovereignty.
Who is Tecumseh?
This 1773 protest involved colonists dumping British goods into Boston Harbour.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This Indigenous woman’s marriage to John Rolfe helped promote English settlement in Virginia.
Who is Pocahontas?
Although it recognized Indigenous land rights, this document was often ignored by settlers.
What is the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
Britain was distracted by this major European conflict during the War of 1812.
What are the Napoleonic Wars?
This woman famously walked 32 km to warn British forces of an American attack.
Who is Laura Secord?
This major conflict resulted from anger over taxation without representation.
What is the American Revolution?
During the “period of prosperity,” colonies expanded through plantations that relied heavily on this form of labour.
What is enslaved labour (slavery)?
This 1783 treaty officially recognized the independence of the United States.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
This was the overall territorial outcome of the War of 1812.
What is a military draw with no major territorial changes?
Laura Secord is remembered today through monuments, schools, and this sweet Canadian brand.
What is the Laura Secord chocolate company?
The main goal of the Boston Tea Party was to protest this British policy.
What is the tax and monopoly on tea?
Rapid population growth in the 13 Colonies came from settlers of this characteristic.
What is diverse backgrounds (many countries and cultures)?
These colonists remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.
Who are the United Empire Loyalists?
This British general worked closely with Tecumseh to resist American expansion.
Who is Isaac Brock?
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 promised this group protection of their land rights.
Who are Indigenous Peoples?
This document formally stated that the Thirteen Colonies were no longer part of the British Empire.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This economic success increased tensions with Britain as colonists resisted imperial control.
What is colonial resistance to British authority?
The arrival of Loyalists significantly reshaped British North America by increasing this.
What is population growth and political change?
One lasting effect of the War of 1812 was the strengthening of this in British North America.
What is a Canadian (British North American) identity?
Documentaries like Enslaved and Haven But No Heaven challenge Canadians to reconsider this aspect of history.
What is the legacy and impact of slavery and colonialism?