French and Indian War
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
Britain and France (with Native American allies on both sides).
What did the Sugar Act (1764) tax?
Sugar, molasses, coffee, wine, and luxury imports.
What group organized protests and boycotts against British taxes?
The Sons of Liberty.
What was the Boston Massacre (1770)?
British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing 5 colonists.
What famous phrase came from the battles at Lexington and Concord?
“The shot heard ’round the world.”
What territory were they fighting over?
The Ohio River Valley.
What did the Stamp Act (1765) tax?
Printed materials like newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
What was a boycott?
Refusing to buy British goods as protest.
True or False. The Illustration by Paul Revere of the Boston Massacre is NOT considered propaganda.
False
What year was the Declaration of Independence written?
1776.
What did Britain gain from the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
Canada and French lands east of the Mississippi.
What did the Quartering Act require?
Colonies had to house and supply British soldiers.
Who wrote “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania”?
John Dickinson.
How did Paul Revere’s engraving influence colonists?
It was propaganda, showing the British as aggressors.
According to Jefferson, where do governments get their power?
From the consent of the governed.
Why did Britain begin taxing the colonies after the war?
To help pay off war debts and the cost of defending the colonies.
What goods were taxed under the Townshend Acts (1767)?
Glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.
What did women do to protest the Townshend Acts?
Joined the Daughters of Liberty, made homespun cloth, and avoided British tea.
What caused the Boston Tea Party (1773)?
The Tea Act gave the British East India Company control of tea sales, still taxed.
What Enlightenment thinker influenced the Declaration’s natural rights?
John Locke.
How did the war set the stage for colonial rebellion?
It left Britain in debt, led to new taxes, and colonists resented losing self-government and being restricted by the Proclamation of 1763.
What did colonists mean by “No taxation without representation”?
They should not be taxed by Parliament without having elected representatives there.
Which colonial assembly refused to follow the Quartering Act?
The New York Assembly.
What were the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) meant to do?
Punish Boston by closing the harbor and putting it under military control.
What were the “unalienable rights” listed in the Declaration?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.