They had native american allies at the beginning of the war
French
What was the result of the French and Indian War?
Britain controlled Canada. French surrendered.
What is the term that means refusal to buy goods?
Boycott
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
They had more skilled troops?
Britain
What was the name of the British law-making assembly?
Parliament
Who dressed up as Mohawks and dumped the British Tea in the Harbor?
Sons of Liberty
What did Patrick Henry's speech mean?
He wanted Britian to know they were not going to give in. They would have to put up a fight to get freedom.
Their strategy was to set ambushes at the beginning was successful
French
What were the taxes on all printed materials in the colonies called?
Stamp Act
Who sided with King George III?
Loyalists
What are the Townshend Act?
Taxes on imported Goods
Leadership changed midway through the year
Britain
What were the taxes placed on all imported goods called?
Townshend Act
What are 3 roles women played on the road to revolution?
-Wrote to encourage the boycott
-make tea
-weave cloth
What was the First Continental Congress?
Representative from each colony met to discuss the approaching war
At the end of the war, they seized an important fort
Britain
What were forced on the colonists to punish them for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Why were the colonists angry with the British parliament?
When the colonist first started getting taxed, they were upset because they had no say
Proclamation of 1763?
British law banning settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains