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French and Indian War
Colonists Resist Tighter Control
From Protest to Rebellion
The War Begins
Vocabulary
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What started the French and Indian War?
The British settlers were moving west into French and Native American lands
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What was the Stamp Act? Why did the colonists resent it?
Stamp Act required all colonists to purchase a stamp to be placed on newspapers, wills, licenses, other documents... Colonists resented it because they didn't feel that Britain had the right to tax them
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Who were the Sons (and Daughters) of Liberty?
colonial activist groups; anti-British protestors
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Preceding the American Revolution which Act provoked the most outrage among the colonists - Identify Act and explain why
Boston Port Act - no goods coming and going; hurt merchants economically...
100
Define militia
trained civilian fighters that were not part of a regular army
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Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan?
The colonial assemblies wanted to be able to control their own taxes and armies
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What were the Townshend Acts? How did the colonists react to them?
Townshend Acts were an import tax on glass, lead, tea, paper, paint... Colonists boycotted British goods and started using goods made in the colonies. Tax on tea remained (Tea Act)
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Why were the colonists opposed to the Tea Act even though it lowered prices for tea?
They disliked the fact that the Tea Act gave the East India Company a monopoly, which threatened many colonial merchants selling Dutch tea
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What decisions were made at the meeting of the Second Continental Congress?
forming Continental Army and selecting Washington as leader began printing paper money started to act like a government
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Define monopoly
total control of a market for a certain product (example- tea)
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Why marked the turning point (climax) of the French and Indian War?
William Pitt taking charge and seeking out top generals with military talent
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The was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
to inform colonists of British actions
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The Intolerable Acts were a series of five laws. Name and explain the four laws that had a direct impact on the people of Boston
Boston Port Act - closed port of Boston; no goods coming and going Massachusetts Gov. Act - suspended right to self-gov. Quartering Act Administration of Justice Act - rights of colonists no longer protected by gov.
300
Explain the difference between Patriots and Loyalists
Patriots - favored independence from Great Britain and were willing to fight for it Loyalists - minority, remained loyal to the king - made up of merchants, land owners, government officials...
300
reside
to live - colonists ignored Proclamation of 1763 because they wanted to reside west of Appalachian Mtns
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Franklin drew up a plan, called the Albany Plan of Union. What group of people made up this council? What authority did they want to give this group of people?
Council was made up of representatives from the different colonies. The council would have authority over western settlement, relations with Native Americans, organize armies and collect taxes.
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Explain the Tea Act. Why did the colonists resent the Tea Act?
Tea Act was a law that required the colonists to purchase their tea from the East India Company - that company had the lowest prices. Colonists resented it because it established a monopoly on tea
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How did many colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
sparked the American Revolution
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Fort Ticonderoga was important for two main reasons...
controlled the main route between Canada and the Hudson River Valley - valuable weapons... cannons
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duty
import tax
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What was the outcome of the Battle of Quebec?
The British defeated the French who were no longer able to defend the rest of the North American territory
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Why did the colonists object to writs of assistance? What is a writ?
They believed that the searches allowed under these writs were a violation of their rights
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Name three accomplishments at the meeting known as the First Continental Congress
demanded repeal of Intolerable Acts training of militia boycotting of British goods
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Explain what happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Is it named properly?
Americans had tactical advantage and lost because they ran out of ammunition; most of fighting took place on Breeds Hill - they thought they were on Bunker Hill
500
repeal
official end