(French & Indian War)
The Proclamation of 1763
The Stamp Act
Boston Massacre (1770)
The Declaration of Independence
100
This European nation was completely kicked out of North America following their defeat in the war.
Who is France?
100
This natural geographic feature served as the boundary line for the Proclamation of 1763.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
100
This secret group, led by Samuel Adams, was formed specifically to oppose the Stamp Act.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
100
This patriot and silversmith created a famous, though biased, engraving titled "The Bloody Massacre."
Who is Paul Revere?
100
Jefferson wrote that all men are endowed with these three specific "Unalienable Rights."
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
200
This specific region of open, fertile land was the primary "prize" British colonists hoped to farm.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
200
After the French and Indian War, Great Britain was in this financial state, making them unable to afford more fighting.
What is "broke" (or in deep debt)?
200
While it also applied to dice and calendars, the Stamp Act primarily targeted this general category of goods.
What are paper products?
200
Often considered the first casualty of the American Revolution, this man was a runaway slave killed during the riot.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
200
This man signed his name so large in the center of the document that his name became a slang term for a signature.
Who is John Hancock?
300
During the conflict, these two groups teamed up to fight back against the encroaching British colonists.
Who are the French and Native Americans?
300
This Native American leader led attacks on British forts, prompting the crown to draw the Proclamation line.
Who is Chief Pontiac?
300
Colonists were less upset about the cost of the tax and more upset that they lacked this right in the British Parliament.
What is the right to vote? (Accept: Representation)
300
This future U.S. President risked his reputation to defend the British soldiers in court, famously stating, "Facts are stubborn things."
Who is John Adams?
300
These are the three "Unalienable Rights" listed in the document that every person is born with.
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
400
Shipping soldiers, building forts, and buying gunpowder caused this British leader’s national debt to double.
Who is King George III?
400
Under the new law, the land west of the line was strictly reserved for this group of people.
Who are Native Americans?
400
To intimidate tax collectors, the Sons of Liberty would often burn these—straw-filled dolls made to look like the officials.
What are effigies?
400
Paul Revere’s engraving is a classic example of this—information used to promote a specific, and often misleading, political point of view.
What is Propaganda?
400
This specific section of the Declaration contains a list of 27 individual complaints directed at the King.
What are The Grievances?
500
Before the war, the 13 British colonies were primarily confined to this specific geographic area.
What is the East Coast (or Coastal region)?
500
This was the primary goal the British hoped to achieve by "stopping the fighting immediately" through this Proclamation.
What is avoiding another expensive war?
500
The Stamp Act was ultimately defeated because the Sons of Liberty used these two specific, violent methods to scare collectors into quitting.
What are tarring and feathering?
500
John Adams successfully argued that the soldiers were not guilty of murder because they acted in this legal capacity.
What is Self-Defense?
500
Before deciding on independence, some colonists wanted to make up with King George III using this specific petition, what was it?
What is the Olive Branch Petition?