French & Indian War
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
France & Native Americans "Indians" against Great Britain
This tax was put into place first to have colonists pay for the war?
Sugar Act
What would a loyalist say?
a. "Taxes are too high!"
b. "King George has our best intentions in mind!"
b. "King George has our best intentions in mind!"
What was the Quartering Act?
In order to protect the colonists and keep an eye on them, Great Britain sent over British soldiers and forced colonists to allow them to live in their houses.
Why would someone be a loyalist?
- loyal to King George
- rich and can pay for taxes
- didn't think they could lead themselves
What was the biggest outcome of the French and Indian War?
Great Britain had a lot of debt after the war.
What was the stamp act?
Colonists had to pay for a tax on a stamp to buy any printed products
What would a patriot say?
a. "The colonies can't be independent because we have no experience leading ourselves"
b. "We shouldn't have to repay Great Britain's debt because we have no say in Parliament"
b. "We shouldn't have to repay Great Britain's debt because we have no say in Parliament"
What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?
Intolerable Acts
Why would someone want to be a patriot?
- thought Kind George was unfair
-they wanted a say in governing themselves
-thought the colonists were being treated unfairly
What were they fighting over after the war?
Ohio River Valley
Townshend Acts
Taxes on the goods most used by colonists
What were the colonists protesting when they took part in the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
What were the Coercive Acts? What caused them to be put into place?
First Continental Congress
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
French and Indian War
1. French and Indian War
2. Stamp Act
3. Quartering Act
4. Boston Massacre
5. Boston Tea Party
6. First Continental Congress
What happened when colonists started moving west after the war?
Native Americans were attacking them.
Why did the colonists think that the taxes were unfair?
Taxation without Representation
What was were two results of the Boston Massacre?
1. 5 colonists were shot
2. Colonies started to come together and it turned many people to want to fight for independence.
What did the colonists decide after the coercive acts?
They formed the First Continental Congress
What happened at the First Continental Congress?
-representatives met from 12 of 13 colonies
-colonists wrote to King George to explain why he is being unfair
-they demanded coercive acts be repealed
-said they wouldn't trade with GB until they took away the Coercive Acts
What 3 problems happened after the war?
1. debt
2. won land but took it back (Proclamation of 1763)
3. Colonists started to get upset with Great Britain
What was the biggest result of all of the taxes?
What did colonists do?
The colonists were getting angry with Great Britain and started to come together to fight for independence
Cause Effect
1. ______________ debt for GB
Colonists needed to be watched 2. ___________
3. ________________ Coercive Acts
1. French and Indian War
2. Quartering Act
3. Boston Tea Party
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists were gathering to protest outside the tax house. British soldiers were feeling threatened. Colonists were yellling and throwing things at the soldiers. British soldiers shot into the crowd and killed 5 colonists.
Why did patriots want to become independent from Great Britain?
- upset about taxes
- no representation in Parliament
- thought King George was too controlling and being unfair
- wanted same rights as British Citizens
- didn't like all of soldiers in the colonies who were forced to live with them and "babysitting them" along with fighting and killing colonists.