British Acts
This act imposed taxes on other goods like sugar, wine, coffee, and cloth.
The Sugar Act
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are a part of which region?
New England colonies
What nations fought in the 7 Years War?
The French and the British
Who wrote the famous pamphlet, Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
This act lowered the price of British Tea, but outlawed tea sold by other countries.
The Tea Act
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament that required American colonies to provide housing and food for British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
What was the main motivation for the colonists to found the New England colonies?
Religious Freedom
Why is the the 7 Years War also called the French and Indian War?
The French allied with the Native Americans to fight against the British
Did King George accept or reject the Olive Branch Petition?
He rejected it
In this event, British soldiers fired their muskets on protesters killing 5 and wounding 7
The Boston Massacre
This law declared that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies in all cases.
The Declaratory Act
What was the last of the 13 colonies to be established?
Georgia
What founding father had his first experience in battle during the 7 Years War?
George Washington
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition that the Continental Congress sent to King George?
The colonists were trying to make peace with England
In this act of protest, colonists snuck onto British ships and threw barrels of tea overboard.
The Boston Tea Party
This act required American colonists to pay a tax on printed materials like legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards.
The Stamp Act
What was the main motivation for colonists to found the Southern colonies
Economic Prosperity
What were the French and the British fighting over in the 7 Years War?
Land in the Ohio Valley
What was Thomas Paine arguing for in his pamphlet, Common Sense?
He believed the 13 colonies should free themselves of British control and become an independent country.
A list of acts placed on Boston in response to the Boston Tea Party
The Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts
These acts placed taxes on goods such as tea, glass, paint, and paper imported from Britain.
The Townshend Act
What was the first colony settled in America?
Virginia
This act outlawed American colonists from settling the land won in the 7 Years War
The Proclamation of 1763
What was the name of the pamphlet James Chalmers wrote in response to Thomas Paine's famous pamphlet, Common Sense?
Plain Truth
What was the name of the group of patriots in Boston who organized rebellions against British rule?
The Sons of Liberty