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French and Indian War
The Proclamation of 1763/ Quartering Act
Stamp Act/Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party & The Intolerable Acts
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These were the two groups who fought against the French
What is the colonists and Britian
100
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
What is a law that said American Indians were able to have the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. It also said that colonists could NOT move there.
100
What was the stamp act?
colonists had to pay a tax (money) on printed papers. If they paid the tax, then the paper was "stamped". That is why it was called the "stamp" act.
100
Why did the colonists make fun of and bother the British troops?
The colonists were angry because they were forced to let British soilders sleep in their houses and they had to pay many taxes to the British.
100
What was the Tea Act?
An act that only let the colonists buy tea from one specific tea company, the British East India company.
200
Why did the colonists call the "French and Indian" War this name?
Mainly because the American Indians fought alongside (with) the French against Britian and the colonists
200
After Britian won against the French and Indians, they won more land. The colonists moved to this new land. How did the American Indians react?
They didn't like it and American Indians attacked and killed many of the colonists.
200
Why did the Stamp Act make the colonists so angry?
The colonists were mad because they were not able to tell Parliment that they didn't like the laws. The colonists were upset because they had no say in making the law, but had to follow it anyway.
200
Why were the British Soliders so edgy in Boston?
The crowd of colonists callled the soilders names and also threw big snowballs and stones at them in order to taunt them.
200
What can you infer about how the colonists felt about all of the new acts they were forced to follow?
Answers will vary- were the students able to: Take what you read + what you already know = inference
300
What were the two groups (colonists & Great Britian vs. French and Indians) fighting over?
What is land in the Ohio River Valley
300
Why did Great Britian enact the Proclamation of 1763?
What is to give American Indians their own land and stop the attacks on the colonists
300
King George III repealed the Stamp Act, but passed other laws to help raise money to pay for the French and Indian War. What was the name of the other act that taxed goods that were imported (brought INto a country)?
What is the Townshed Acts?
300
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
Panicking British soilders killed five colonists in an unplanned burst of violence.
300
Why were the colonists angry about the Tea Act of 1773?
They did not like having only one company to buy tea from.
400
What did Britian "win"?
What is more land in America.
400
What was the Quartering Act?
What is a law that made the colonists give a place to live to the troops that fought in the French and Indian war. The colonists did NOT like this law and did not want the soliders living with them.
400
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts?
What is they stopped buying imported (brought INto the country) British goods.
400
What did the Committees of Correspondence do?
They kept other colonists informed about British actions in their regions.
400
How did a group of colonists express their anger about the Tea Act?
They boarded British ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
500
Even though Brititan "won" against the French and the Indians, the war created a HUGE problem for Britian. What was the HUGE problem?
What is Britian was in DEBT - they didn't have enough money left because they spent all the money in the war!
500
Why did the British Parliment (government) pass the Quartering Act?
What is to make the colonists help pay for the cost of protection by British troops
500
The Stamp Act and Townshed Act made the colonist angry. The colonists began to organize themselves to protest in many ways. 9 colonies sent DELEGATES to a special gathering in NY to come up with ways to let the King know how upset they were. What is a delegate?
What is a person who represents others at a convention or conference.
500
What was the author's purpose for writing your social studies textbook?
To inform people about how America became a country
500
Describe the wreakage found in the Boston Harbor.
Answers will vary...