A secret organization that protested British policies. Motto: “Join or Die!”
Sons of Liberty
100
General who led the British and colonial troops in an attack against for Duquesne. He was unsuccessful because he knew little about how to fight in the wilderness of North America.
Edward Bulldog Braddock
100
Placed a tax on all paper documents: trading cards, stationary, newspaper, etc.
Stamp Act
100
When the Sons of Liberty boarded the British tea ships, they were dressed as:
Mohawk Indians
100
Fighting that lasted from 1754-1760 between England and France over land in North America.
french Indian War
200
An Indian tribe that built friendly relations with the French, and acted as negotiators between French traders and other Indian nations.
Hurons
200
The treasurer of England who dared “to tax America!” He taxed goods such as: tea, paper, lead, paint and glass.
Charles Townshend
200
Drew an imaginary line along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains; colonists were forbidden to settle west of the line.
Proclamation Act
200
In which colony did the conflict with the British grow violent?
massachusetts
200
Who shot "the shot heard around the world?"
Unkown
300
Official legal documents giving British soldiers the right to inspect a ships cargo without giving a reason.
Writs of Assistance
300
A delegate from Pennsylvania and well known inventor of the bifocals who tried to rally support for the Albany Plan of Union, which he proposed.
Ben Franklin
300
Regulated trade between England and her colonies. Colonists could only trade with England.
Navigation Act
300
“No Taxation Without Representation” meant what to the colonists?
Colonists wanted a voice in Parliament and felt paying taxes was unjust until they had one.
300
skilled lawyer who later became President of the USA. He defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
400
Group of colonist who wrote letters and pamphlets reporting on British actions, led by Sam Adams.
Committee of Correspondence
400
An Ottawa chief who fought on the French side of the French and Indian War. He led his people in a small “war” against the English and lost.
Pontiac
400
Named after the English treasurer. Put a low tax on items such as glass, paper, lead, paint and tea.
Townshend Act
400
Amendment 3 was most probably written in the US Constitution because:
Colonists experienced the Quartering Act and disliked it greatly
400
A young lawyer from Virginia who was known for his violent speeches. He is quoted as saying “give me liberty, or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
500
Agreements signed by colonial merchants agreeing NOT to sell British goods.
Non - importation agreements
500
A Mohawk chief whose real name was Thayendanegea, helped persuade the Iroquois nations to side with Britain in their struggle against the French in the French and Indian War.
Joseph Brant
500
Four laws passed by Parliament to punish Boston, Massachusetts.
Intolerable Acts
500
Amendment 4 was most probably written in the US Constitution because:
Colonists experienced writs of assistance from British officers and disliked them