The beginning of the end...
This war between Britain and France in North America ended in 1763 and left Britain deeply in debt.
The French and Indian War
This 1764 act placed taxes on sugar and molasses imports.
The Sugar Act
Colonists refused to buy British goods in this form of protest.
Boycott
Clash in Boston between protestors and British troops
The Boston Massacre
A formal request made to a government.
Petition
This European conflict was the global version of the French and Indian War.
The 7 years war
This act required printed materials to carry a paid stamp.
The Stamp Act
his secret group protested British taxes and intimidated tax collectors.
The Sons of Liberty
How many colonists dies in the Boston Massacre?
5
A complaint or reason for dissatisfaction.
Grievance
fter the war, Britain believed this group should help pay for the cost of defense.
The American colonists
This act forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
Quartering Act
This 1773 event involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
What was the approximate value of the tea dumped into Boston Harbor?
1.5 - 2 Million $$$
The idea that people should not be taxed without having a say in government.
No taxation without representation!
This British policy limited colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
This act stated that Parliament had the right to tax and govern the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.”
Declaratory Acts
This meeting of delegates coordinated colonial resistance to British policies.
The First Continental Congress
Parliament punished Massachusetts to make an example of it by doing this.
Closing Boston Harbor and limiting self-government
The belief that rulers receive their power directly from God.
The Divime Right of Kings
Three-part plan to pay for the war
1. Enforce existing laws
2. Leave British troops in the colonies to help enforce those laws.
3. Impose new taxes on the colonies.
This set of laws closed Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
This 1775 petition asked King George III to restore colonial rights and avoid war. (He refused)
The Olive Branch Petition
By rejecting colonial petitions, Britain convinced many colonists that this was no longer possible.
Peaceful reconciliation with Britain
The idea that government power comes from the consent of the governed. People give up some personal rights in exchange for the government protecting the majority of their rights.
Social Contract