World War 0
This war (1754–1763) pitted Britain against France (and Native allies) for control of North America.
French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
This 1763 proclamation banned settlement west of the Appalachians.
Proclamation of 1763
This 1765 act required colonists to buy a tax stamp for paper goods.
Stamp Act
Refusing to buy British goods was called a ________.
Boycott
A colonial militia that earned its name because it could be ready in less than 60 seconds.
Minutemen
The war began over land disputes in this river valley.
Ohio River Valley
Colonists were angry about the proclamation because they wanted to move into this western land.
Appalachian Mountains
These 1767 acts taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Townshend Acts
This 1770 event saw British soldiers fire into a crowd, killing 5 colonists.
Boston Massacre
The nickname for British soldiers, based on the color of their uniforms.
Redcoats
The 1763 treaty ending the war forced France to give up most of its territory in North America.
Treaty of Paris
Britain’s debt after the French and Indian War led to the passage of new colonial _______.
Taxes
This 1773 protest destroyed British tea in Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Colonial leaders often published speeches, pamphlets, and letters to protest British actions. What’s oneexample of these letters sent out across the colonies?
Committees of Correspondance
The King of England during the Revolution: loved by the British and hated by the Colonists.
George III
Britain’s victory left it with huge amounts of this, leading to colonial taxation.
Debt
The war debt forced Britain to keep soldiers stationed in America, raising suspicion of this kind of government
Tyranny
These harsh 1774 laws punished Massachusetts after the Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
Resistance took many forms, but this type of protest hit Britain’s economy directly.
Boycott
Which group of colonists often led violent protests?
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
This native American chief in the Appalachian Mountiands rebelled soon after wars end in 1763.
Chief Pontiac
This process, where British soldiers stayed in American homes, infuriated the Colonists.
Quartering (of soldiers)
Colonists summed up their opposition with this famous slogan.
"No taxation without representation."
The event showed non violent resistance to British authority in Boston.
Boston Tea Party
The first major battle of the Revolution would not happen until this year.
1775