French & Indian War
Great Britain and France fought over this land
Ohio River Valley
They feared that the British moving west would destroy their way of life
Indigenous people (Native Americans)
Who passed the Quartering Act
Parliament
Why the act was called the Stamp Act
What the colonists called the British soldiers
lobsterbacks or redcoats
What the colonists dressed up as
Another name for the Intolerable Acts
the Coercive Acts
a law
act
murder of several or many people who cannot defend themselves
massacre
Name of the acts passed after the Stamp Act was repealed, taxing IMPORTED items such as tea, lead, paint, and paper
Townshend Acts
Another name for this war
7 Years War
Number of soldiers, settlers, and traders who died before the Proclamation
What the colonists did to the act
protested it
Why Parliament passed the Stamp Act
They needed to raise $ to pay off debt
Name 2 reasons why the colonists were upset with the soldiers before the massacre
They thought that they were rude and that they were taking jobs away from them.
Name of the only company that could sell tea to the colonists
British East India Company
Why the British passed the Intolerable Acts
They wanted to force the colonists to obey them
protest by refusing to use or buy a good or service
boycott
lawmaking part of the British government, similar to Congress in the U.S.
Parliament
What the colonists threw at the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre
snowballs with rocks in them, oyster shells
The 3 major European powers in the 1600s and 1700s
Great Britain, France, and Spain
What Great Britain told colonists not to do
move west of the Appalachian Mountains
2 things the colonists had to give the soldiers in addition to housing
food, fuel and transportation
rhyming phrase that the colonists used to describe their frustration with the British
taxation without representation
He created the picture of the Boston Massacre that depicted the event as completely the fault of the British
Paul Revere
What Parliament did after the Boston Massacre
repealed all the taxes except those on tea
One of the laws passed was the Boston Port Act. What did it do?
people who represent others at a conference
delegates
proclamation
Who yelled "fire!" before the first shots were fired at the Boston Massacre
Unknown
2 reasons why the land was valuable
1. farm the rich soil
2. trap beaver to trade the fur
Effect of the Proclamation
settlers ignored it
Colonists did not want to ________ for British troops in the colonies, so they treated them _________. (200 points each)
pay, badly
Name 2 paper items that were taxed
newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, playing cards
Groups that were created after the Boston Massacre
Committees of Correspondence
How King George reacted to the Boston Tea Party
He was furious about it & closed the harbor
When the Boston port was shut down, what happened to many of the workers?
They lost their jobs
meeting of delegates from 12 colonies, held to present complaints to King George III, to set up a boycott on British goods, and arrange a second meeting if needed
First Continental Congress
action that shows disapproval or an objection to something
Name 2 things that the other colonies sent to Boston after the Intolerable Acts were passed.
food, money, supplies
1. French. 2. British. 3 & 4. Ohio River Valley & Quebec. 5. debt
Surprise! Why were the Daughters of Liberty important? (Nothing to do with the Proclamation)
led the British boycotts and wove their own cloth
Sam Adams led this colonial group in Boston
Sons of Liberty
Name 3 effects of the Stamp Act
some colonists refused to pay the tax, some scared or attacked the tax collectors, some protested, some boycotted, Daughters of Liberty wove their own cloth, colonists formed the Stamp Act Congress, law was repealed
unite the colonies to protest British actions
What happened to the cost of tea when the British passed the Tea Act
What the colonists created in response to the Intolerable Acts
to bring into a country, especially for sale
import
cancel, or undo, a law
repeal
The only colony that didn't attend the First Continental Congress and the city in which the meeting was held
Georgia, Philadelphia