French & Indian War
This country won the French & Indian War
Great Britain & the 13 colonies
The British attempted to raise money for the debt by doing what?
Passing a series of taxes on the 13 colonies
This was the name for the protest against British taxes which resulted in the destruction of millions of dollars of government property
What was important about the Battle of Lexington & Concord?
It started the American Revolution
This word means something that cannot be stood for or endured
Intolerable
True or False, the Native Americans fought against the French
False (They were allies)
The Stamp Act was a tax on _____
Paper goods
What was the name of the secret organization set up to organize protests against the British tax laws?
The Sons of Liberty
What was the goal of the British in the Battle of Lexington & Concord
To capture leaders of the Sons of Liberty and weapons that were being stored at Concord
This is a conservative thinking colonist who respects the king's right to rule and wants to remain a colony of Great Britain
Loyalist
This was the Native Americans #1 complaint with the British, and ultimately why they sided with the French
The British colonists kept settling on their land
Sugar, tea, paint, lead, building materials, newspapers, business papers, marriage licenses, playing cards, dice, etc.
This event led to the deaths of 6 people after tensions between colonists and British soldiers hit a breaking point
The Boston Massacre
This was the outcome of the Battle of Lexington & Concord
The minutemen stalled the British long enough for Sam Adams/John Hancock to escape, the British had to retreat.
This word describes a liberal thinking colonist who wants to see the United States become independent of Great Britain
Patriot
This was a negative outcome for the British after the French & Indian War
Large debt from borrowing money
Boycott
What was "Tar & Feathering?"
Intimidation of Tax Collectors using violence - hot tar poured onto them and covered in feathers.
What were the names of the 2 men who rode all night to warn the minutemen that "The British were Coming!"
Paul Revere & Sam Prescott
Minutemen are an example of this type of soldier, who are actually just local townspeople using what weapons they have in an emergency
Militia
This law prevented colonists from moving into land won in the French & Indian War, as an attempt to stop conflict with the Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763 / Proclamation Line of 1763
This was the rallying cry of protests against the tax laws
"No taxation without representation!"
In response to protests in Boston, the British passed the "Intolerable Acts". What are the 5 parts of the Intolerable Acts?
1. Closed the port of Boston
2. Government replaced by someone appointed by the king
3. Trials taken away from juries, put in front of a military judge
4. Military Occupation of Boston
5. Quartering Act forces people to allow troops to stay in their homes
What was the name for the Battle of Lexington & Concord, because the world could not believe famers and colonists would fight against the most powerful country on the planet?
The Shot Heard Round the World
This is a word for an official law or anouncment
Proclamation