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French and Indian War
Fight! Fight!
100
civilians serving as soldiers
What is the militia?
100
the tax that was aimed specifically at raising revenues from the colonies, a very sweet deal
What is the Sugar Act?
100
the secret organization that often used violence to frighten tax collectors
What was the Sons of Liberty?
100
his troops build Fort Necessity at the fork of the Ohio River
Who was George Washington?
100
War that was started by the death of three Indians.
What was King Philip's War?
200
people who are killed, wounded, captured or missing in a war
What are casualties?
200
the tax that also allowed the British East India Company to export directly to the colonies
What is the Tea Act?
200
the leader of the Massasoit who led his people into war with the English settlers
Who was Metacomet (King Philip)?
200
the name the Europeans called the French and Indian War
What was the Seven Years' War?
200
"Sticks and stones may break your bones" but snowballs and words started this conflict.
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
the frontier region between the coastal settlements and the Appalachian Mountains
What is the backcountry?
300
the tax that was placed on newspapers, legal documents and other items
What is Stamp Act?
300
the British commander who led an attack on Fort Duquesne
Who was General Edward Braddock?
300
the 2 regions that England and France were fighting over
What are The Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes area?
300
The turning point of the French and Indian War.
What was the Battle for Quebec?
400
refusal to by certain goods
What is a boycott?
400
the act that required colonists to supply British forces in the colonies with housing, bedding and other needs
What is Quartering Act?
400
the first colonists to discuss the issue of unfair taxation without representation
Who was one James Otis?
400
The person who sent a message to the French instructing them to leave the Ohio Valley
Who was Lieutenant governor Robert Dinwiddie?
400
Chief Pontiac followed the teachings of this person and started a rebellion
Who was the Delaware Prophet?
500
special search warrants that allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods
What are writs of assistance?
500
the Act that placed duties on imported glass, lead, paints, paper and tea
What is the Townshend Acts?
500
the colonist who wrote critical essays, poems and plays such as 'the Defeat' criticizing the British Government
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
500
The agreement between the English and French that ended the French and Indian War.
What is the Treaty of Paris in 1763?
500
This led to Britain passing the Coercive Acts.
What is the Boston Tea Party?