British Acts
Printed materials: Newspapers, Playing Cards, Legal Documents
Stamp Act
True or false: the French and Indian War was only fought in North America
False
Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians boarded 3 British ships and dumped its goods into the ocean
Boston Tea Party
Colonists who supported independence from Britain are referred to as
Patriots
What was the last year the Orioles made the playoffs?
2024
Forced colonists to take in British soldiers in their homes
Quartering Act
During the war, most Native American's sided with the __________
France
A secret group of colonists who protested British authority
Sons of Liberty
Colonists who supported Britain are referred to as
Loyalists
What was the last year the Nationals made the playoffs
2019
Colonists were not allowed to move West of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
The ________ of _________ gave Britain all of Canada and land East of the Mississippi river
Treaty of Paris
Colonial Delegates signed this on July 4, 1776
Declaration of Independence.
In 1774, the first Continental Congress met in this city to discuss their response to British authority.
Philadelphia
Governor of Maryland
Wes Moore
Placed taxes on many goods including paint, glass, lead, paper, tea
Townshend Acts
In an effort to promote peace with the _____ __________, King George issued the Proclamation of 1763.
Native Americans
On their way to Concord, British troops with met with resistance from colonial _________
Militias
According to Declaration of Independence, where does the power of the government come from?
Consent of the governed
or
The people
He represents Silver Spring in the US House of Representatives
Jamie Raskin
Gave the British East India Company a monopoly over this good
Tea Act
Following the war, he led a series of rebellions against British forts
Chief Pontiac
In protest of British authority, colonists began making their goods at home. This movement is referred to as the ____________ movement
Homespun
Name the three "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
What year did this building open as a school (it was Blair HS at the time)
1935