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Growing Tensions
French and Indian War
Acts
Events in Boston
Vocabulary
100
These two groups began to develop more hatred toward one another.
What is the British and the Colonists.
100
This war resulted in more than 30 billion dollars of _______.
What is debt.
100
The Stamp Act placed a tax on this type of paper.
What is printed paper.
100
A ____________ gathered in the streets of Boston prior to the Boston Massacre.
What is a crowd.
100
Money paid by people to a governing body.
What is taxes.
200
Tensions first blossomed after this major historical event.
What is the French and Indian War.
200
Britain and this country were on opposing sides.
What is France.
200
Name 3 types of papers that were required to have a stamp.
What is playing cards, marriage licenses, newspapers, pamphlets.
200
Name the location where Colonists gathered in Boston prior to shots being fired.
What is the Customs House.
200
To speak out against something.
What is protest.
300
Metaphorically, Britain is said to be the _____________ while the Colonists are compared to a ______________.
What is parent and child.
300
The Native Americans sided with the ____________ while the Colonists sided with the ______________.
What is French and British.
300
If the Tea Act lowered the cost of tea, why weren't the Colonists happy?
What is they did not want to be controlled by the British.
300
Explain the "confusion" that occurred minutes before the "Boston Massacre".
What is the captain said "Don't Fire" and a soldier thought he heard the order to "Fire".
300
Synonym for the word law.
What is an act.
400
This phrase summarizes the Colonists feelings toward the acts passed by the British.
What is "No taxation without representation".
400
The French and Indian War was a fight for __________.
What is land.
400
These acts were produced to punish the Colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What is Intolerable Acts.
400
Explain the events at the "Boston Tea Party".
What is the Colonists dressed up like NA (Mohawks), got aboard a boat, and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor.
400
The act of canceling a law.
What is repeal.
500
Tensions were elevated to a new height after the Boston Massacre on this ________ day of March in 1770.
What is 5th.
500
Explain how the Proclamation of 1763 divided up North America.
What is the NA received land West of the Appalachian Mountains and Britain took land to the East (colonies).
500
Name 3 things Colonists were required to provide to British soldiers under the Quartering Act.
What is shelter, food, transportation, fuel.
500
Explain whether the "Boston Tea Party" was a violent or peaceful protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party was a peaceful protests because the Colonists were careful not to hurt anyone or damage anything other than tea.
500
The name of the British government.
What is Parliament.