Vocab
militia
citizen soldiers
what 2 European powers fought French and Indian War
France/Britain
midnight ride; Boston Massacre image; Son of Liberty
Paul Revere
British soldiers firing upon unarmed protesters
Boston Massacre
colonists providing food, water, clothing, etc
Quartering act
repeal
to take back or cancel a law
Who fired the first shot of French and Indian War
George Washington
Fired first shot of F/I War; Fort Necessity; etc
George Washington
British response to Boston Tea Party
closed Boston Harbor to all shipping
Boston Port Act
Patriots
Americans who favored Liberty
How was Fort Necessity poorly designed
Americans who supported Britain
Loyalists
Settlers to the east; Natives to the West
Proclamation of 1763
3 items taxed from Stamp Act
wills, licenses, dice, playing cards, marriage license, newspaper, etc
boycott
What was the original fort at the Forks; who built it
Fort Duquesne; French
what group started as a result of the Stamp Act
Sons of Liberty
government firmly placed under the control of the British
Massachusetts government act
3 items a country might spend money on during a war
food, soldiers, guns, ammo, etc
tyranny
unjust use of government power
Why were the Forks so important?
The British were in a lot of ______ after the French and Indian War; they decided the best way to pay it off was through _____
debt; taxes
British soldiers tried in England, not the colonies
Administration of Justice Act
describe events of Boston Tea Party
sons of liberty, protest tea tax, disguised as Natives