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Why did Native American slavery decline quickly?
Native Americans were susceptible to European diseases and many died.
What were the results of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
The Treaty of Paris transferred land from France and Spain to Britain.
How are the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War similar?
Both wars involved European countries fighting for control of North America.
What were the effects of the British sending troops to Concord, Massachusetts to seize weapons?
The first shots of the American Revolution are fired and war between the colonies and British begins.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
He was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and the first American killed in the American Revolution.
What strategy helped Native Americans keep more of their land?
Tribes helping one another fight the Europeans
What did the Writs of Assistance do?
Prevented smuggling
How did the French and Indian War lead to American independence?
It left the British with a large debt burden, which led to heavy taxation of the colonists.
What was James Otis' role in the Revolutionary Period?
Otis opposed the British practice of executing searches without warrants.
What was Samuel Adams' role in the American Revolution?
He wrote propaganda to encourage colonists to oppose the British.
Why were Native Americans overtaken so easily by European Settlers?
Europeans had advanced technology, and they brought disease to the New World.
Which of the Founding Fathers is described by this list?
-Colonial spokesperson in London after the passage of the Stamp Act.
-Member of the Declaration of Independence Committee
-Helped negotiate an alliance with France during the American Revolution
Benjamin Franklin
What was the name of colonists who favored independence?
Patriots
Why did the American colonists become more and more unhappy with British rule in the years leading up to the American Revolution?
The colonists disliked increasing British control.
What were the effects of British soldiers firing upon colonists in Boston, killing five of them?
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty call this the Boston Massacre to gain colonial support against the British.
What was a consequence of Native American involvement in the Revolutionary War?
The disintegration of the Iroquois Confederacy.
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch petition?
It was written by the colonists to ask the king to protect their rights and to tell him they wanted peace. It was rejected by the king.
What was the main cause of the Boston Tea Party?
Taxation without representation
Why did Lemuel Haynes fight in the Connecticut militia during the American Revolution?
Haynes believed that an independent America could help all people be free.
What role did John Adams play in the Boston Massacre trials?
He represented the British soldiers.
Why did many enslaved people choose to fight for the Loyalists?
They were offered freedom.
What was one of the final straws that caused Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence?
Olive Branch Petition was rejected.
Which idea about self-government would have been supported by both Patriots and Loyalists?
Local self-government helps individuals manage political affairs.
How were the Revolutionary efforts of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson most alike?
Both encouraged Americans to adopt a government based on natural rights.
How did the leaders of Boston react to the Boston Massacre?
They blew it out of proportion to get the people angry.