French/Indian War
Britain and France fought for control of... (what area of north america?)
The Ohio River Valley
Colonists didn't want to pay taxes because...
They had no say in the laws that made the taxes legal
What two wars did we study this chapter?
French and Indian and the beginning of the Revolutionary War
The boston massacre started because a crowd yelled and threw ________ at soldiers
snowballs
why did the british keep the tax on the tea?
a. colonists drank a lot of tea
b. colonists hated tea
c. britain didn't want to anger the colonists
d. britain wanted to prove it could still tax the colonies
D
During the war, the Indians were allies of...
The French
why did the British Parliament need to tax the colonies?
the french/indian war had cost them a lot of $$$$$
In July, an ______ branch petition was sent to King George asking for a peaceful resolution to the conflict between the colonists and Britain
Olive
The daughters of liberty made their own cloth: True or False?
True!
the sons of liberty held the boston tea party because britain...
a. tried to make the colonists pay a tax on tea
b. passed the coercive acts
A
What land did Britain control after the French/Indian War?
Canada and most of the land west of the Mississippi
why did the parliament create the townshend acts?
to pay for services in the colonies
True or False: in 1775, an army of trained soldiers was created to win a war against britain?
True
why did some merchants smuggle goods into the colonies?
they didn't want to pay taxes
Which of the following is true about 1775...
a. no one wanted a peaceful solution to conflict
b. an army of trained soldiers was sent to win a war against britain
B
At the end of the French/Indian War, Britain and France signed the...
Treaty of Paris
True or False: the Daughters of Liberty stopped buying british goods and made their own cloth
True
why did the militia lose the battle of bunker hill?
They ran out of ammunition
the committees of correspondence were formed to...
share news with other colonies!
why did parliament need to tax the colonies?
a. the british owed money to the swiss
b. the british spent a lot of money on the revolutionary war
c. the british spent a lot of money on the french/indian war
C
The French/Indian War a cause or an effect of the Revolutionary War?
only colonial governments should tax the colonies
Who sent soldiers to capture the colonists' military supplies?
Gen. Thomas Gage
Britain made the proclamation of 1763 to avoid fighting with the...
Native Americans or "Indians"
how did the colonists work together to oppose british actions?
a. created the committees of correspondence
b. they met with the king of england
c. they met with the native americans
A