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French & Indian War
A Variety of Events Leading to Independence
Colonial Opinions on the Stamp Act
100
This act raised revenue by requiring the purchase of stamps to be placed on public documents. There were 55 documents subject to duty.
What is the Stamp Act?
100
The French and Indian War was actually fought between
What is Great Britain and France?
100
This physical feature sets a boundary in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for the colonist
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
100
Economic situations for both Great Britain and the colonies after the War
What is the colonists were somewhat prosperous (in land); England had a lot of debt ($150,000,000)?
100
-felt the Stamp Act was an attack on freedom and liberty -would not collect as much money as Parliament was hoping - the Stamp Act would limit trade and commerce in the colonies Washington Adams Franklin Galloway
Who is Washington?
200
This act was passed on March 18, 1766, at the same time as the repeal of the 1785 Stamp Act. The act was used as a justification for the repeal to the Stamp Act and as a face saving action. It stated the colonies are subordinate and dependent on the Imperial Crown and Parliament of Britain and that Parliament had the authority to pass laws.
What is the Declaratory Act?
200
What European power controlled land in what is now Canada before the war?
What is France?
200
This group was not a major empire involved in the French and Indian War
What is the Indians?
200
From 1763 to 1776, the relationship changed in this way between Great Britain and the colonies
What is the distance made it harder for them to communicate and understand why laws were made without representation?
200
--the Stamp Act has incited people to attack local tax collectors --it has unified the colonists against the British government --America will be ruined if Parliament is given the authority to tax the colonies Washington Adams Franklin Galloway
Who is Adams?
300
Sold in America at 10s per pound, half its previous its previous price and less than the cost to smuggle it. On 1773 Bostonians dumped 342 chests into the Boston Harbor.
What is The Tea Act?
300
What European power controlled land in what is now Florida?
What is Spain?
300
Slogan for the Albany Plan of the Union
What is "Join or Die"?
300
It banned the issuing of paper money in all the colonies and forced merchants to rely on the British economic system of using gold and silver
What is the Currency Act?
300
Parliament cannot pass international taxes because the colonies are not represented No all colonies are against taxes, except those that are passes without consent or representation Washington Adams Franklin Galloway
Who is Franklin?
400
Required the colonial assemblies to provide housing, food, and drink to British troops stationed in their towns with the purpose of improving living conditions and decreasing the cost to the crown.
What is the Quartering Act?
400
This country came to the aid of Great Britain during the War
What is Spain?
400
The real reason for the French and Indian War was
What is the fur trade and control of the Ohio River Valley?
400
A group of colonial protesters that united to defend the colonies against the Stamp Act.
What are the Sons of Liberty?
400
-As British people, the colonies should be willing to pay for the debt that they helped create -debt in England is a result of protection of the colonies -we owe our freedom to the British - colonies should pay the tax for the benefit of trade Washington Adams Franklin Galloway
Who is Galloway?
500
As retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, Britain imposed this act. It was a package of five laws: Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration Justice Act, Quartering Act, and Quebec Act.
What is Coercive or Intolerable Acts?
500
The Treaty of Paris 1763 propelled England to dominance in
What is North America?
500
These two pieces of land were given to Spain after the Treaty of Paris was signed
What is Louisiana Territory and the port of New Orleans?
500
Search warrants that allowed customs officials to search colonial ships
What are the Writs of Assistance?
500
- Parliament cannot pass internal taxes because the colonies are not -Not all colonies are against taxes, except those that are passes without consent or reprensentation - repeal of the Stamp Act will 'satisfy' the people of the colonies Washington Adams Franklin Galloway
Who is Franklin?