England Wants Colonies
What did the English monarchy decide to establish in North America?
colonies
The area west of the Appalachian Mountains included the what?
Ohio River Valley
What is another name for an Act?
A law
Rather than buy tea from Britain, who did the colonists buy their tea from?
The Dutch
Who wrote/published a popular pamphlet describing the problems with the British government?
Thomas Paine
What is a colony?
A settlement controlled by a separate country
What did Great Britain do to raise money after the war?
They began to tax the colonies.
What was the name of the militia group that disguised themselves as Native Americans?
The Sons of Liberty
What was the name of the pamphlet that was written?
Common Sense
Monarchies are usually led by who?
A King or Queen
What was the name of the fort that George Washington and his men built?
Fort Necessity
sugar and molasses
What did it mean when Parliament closed the Boston Harbor?
Ships could not leave nor enter the harbor.
What famous document did Thomas Jefferson write?
The Declaration of Independence
What did the French leaders encourage the Native Americans to do?
Name two items that the Stamp Act made the colonists pay taxes on.
Name two things that the Townshend Acts placed taxes on.
paing, paper and tea
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress
To discuss the problems the colonies were having with Great Britain.
Europeans hoped North America would be full of what?
gold
What was so great about the Ohio River Valley?
It had forests, lots of animals to hunt, and a lot of fertile land for farming
What slogan did the colonists create to protest not having anyone in Parlament to represent them?
No taxation without representation
What was the Boston Tea Party? Explain.
It was where the Sons of Liberty dumped over 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes on British tea.
To debate whether the colonies should stay part of Great Britain or separate and form their own country.