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What was the result of the French and Indian War?
The British government had a large war debt (owed money) but got land.
What was the real reason the American colonists revolted against the British?
They felt their right to self-government was being taken away
What were the colonies trying to accomplish?
If the complains about the acts and laws that we shared are canceled or repealed, your Majesty will find your faithful subjects on this continent ready and willing at all times, as they ever have been, with their lives and fortunes, to assert and maintain the rights and interests of your Majesty, and of our Mother country.
(Olive Branch Petition)
To find a solution and make peace with Britain
Loyalist
A colonial who is loyal to the British empire
What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny red nose?
Join in any Reindeer Games
What event came immediately before the Boston Massacre?
The Townshend Acts
How did the Proclamation of 1763 increase the tension between the American colonies and Great Britain?
The British king banned colonists from moving west of the Appalachians mountains
I fell in with many who were dressed, equipped and painted as I was, and who fell in with me and marched in order to the place of our destination… We then were ordered by our commander to open the hatches and take out all the chests of tea and throw them overboard, and we immediately proceeded to follow his orders, first cutting and splitting the chests with our tomahawks, so as thoroughly to expose them to the effects of the water.”
Boston Tea Party
Patriot
An American who is in favor of Independence from England
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
Who rode a horse up to Lexington to warn the British were coming?
Paul Revere
What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
They had no representatives in parliament to vote on the tax.
What type of protest is described below
who fell in with me and marched in order to the place of our destination… We then were ordered by our commander to open the hatches and take out all the chests of tea and throw them overboard, and we immediately proceeded to follow his orders, first cutting and splitting the chests with our tomahawks, so as thoroughly to expose them to the effects of the water.”
Destruction of Property
Independent
A person who has not sided with ether the loyalist or patriot
Where did the tradition of the Christmas tree come from?
Germany
What was the primary purpose of Paul Revere’s engraving?
To turn public opinion against the British
Why did the Tea Act anger so many colonists?
Tea was still being taxed (without consent) and they could only buy it from one company
This Town has received the copy of an Act of the British Parliament, where it appears that we have been tried and condemned [blamed], and are to be punished by the closing of the harbor and other marks of revenge, until we shall disgrace ourselves by giving up our pride in America.
Intolerable Acts
Boycott
Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
Which country did eggnog come from?
England
What were the Townshend Acts?
A series of acts passed by British Parliament taxing items such as lead, glass, tea, and paint
What was the Tea Act?
An act that made the price of tea cheaper but gave the East India Trading Company total control of the sale of tea in the colonies
Majesty hereby requires the people to house his soldiers and officers in barrackers, provided by the colonies; and if there shall not be sufficient room in these barracks, then in such a case the soldiers must be housed in the homes of the people in the colony.
What law is this excerpted [taken] from?
Quartering Act
Tyranny
Cruel and oppressive government or rule.
Which one of Santa's reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
Cupid