Revolution
Representative government first developed in 1215 when a group of nobles forced a powerful king to sign a paper called the....
Magna Carta
Before King III became the ruler of Great Britain, _____ made few laws for its American colonies
I don't know
Whose side did the INdians take and why?
Britains because they owned the Ohio Valley
What is proclomation of 1763
British said colonist could not settle in the Ohio Valley
taxes on paint, glass, led, paper and tea
Why was this document so important?
It limited the Kings Power
Before King George III became ruler of Great Britain, colonist had representatives from each colony and they made their own __________
French and Indian War
Who did the British Ask to help lead them in this war?
George Washington
What is the sugar act of 1764
Tax on sugar and molassas
Boston masacre 1770
a fight leads to british soliders shooting 5 americans.
What is Parliament? What did they do?
Parliament is a law making group like our congress
King George felt that he needed to take stronger control over the colonies because he needed to raise money to cover the debt Great Britain was due to the
French & Indian War
Why did this man become a war her in the colonies
He fought on the frontier
What is the stamp act of 1765
Colonist must buy stamps for all printed material
Tea act 1773
Tax on all tea
What was the Glorious Revolution
When William and Mary took over King & Queen
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
Great Britain and France
Who won the war
British
What is the quartering act of 1765?
British soliders must be given food and housing in the colonies.
Boston Tea PArty 1773
Colonist dump tea into the boston harbor
What were King William and Queen Mary best known for?
They signed the English Bill of Rights
What was this war fought over
Land
What was the Treaty of Paris
It stated that the French lost all land but a few small islands
What is the declatory act of 1767?
Parlimant ended stamp and sugar act but said they have the right to tax the colonist.
Intolerable act of 1774
As punishment for boston tea party the brits set up blockades