The French & Indian War
During the 1600s, Great Britain, ________, and Spain often fought one another to gain lands.
What is France?
After the French and Indian War, many British Settlers moved _______. (North, South, East, West)
What is west?
The Quartering Act ordered the colonists to provide ___________ for the British troops.
Define the word "massacre".
What is the murder of several or many people who cannot defend themselves?
In response to the Boston Massacre, Parliament repealed all the taxes on the colonies, except the tax on tea. Although the colonists loved tea, many _______ it because of the tax.
What is boycotted?
Great Britain and France both claimed the ______ ______ Valley.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This proclamation declared that American Indians could have much of the land west of the ___________ Mountains.
What is Appalachian?
In 1765, to raise more money, British Parliament passed a new tax law called the Stamp Act. Colonists now had to pay a tax on what?
What is printed papers?
The Boston Massacre was a violent event between which two groups of people?
What are the Colonists and the British Soldiers.
A group of men dressed as _____ _______ boarded ships in Boston Harbor.
What is American Indians?
Many American Indian Tribes were allies with which side?
What is the French?
How did the colonists respond and why?
What is ignored the law and moved west because they didn't like how Great Britain was trying to control the colonies.
Colonists were angry because they had no say in making the tax law. This is called what?
What is Taxation without Representation?
Describe what happened from the Colonist's perspective.
What is .......
Colonists decided to protest this tax on tea by doing what?
What is dumping chests of tea into the water?
How long did the French and Indian War Last?
What is 10 years?
In 1766, British Parliament ______ the law.
What is repealed?
Describe what happened from the British Soldiers perspective.
What is ......
How many chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor?
What is 342?
Although the war gave the British more land, it also created huge problems for them. It left Great Britain with ______.
What is debts or unpaid bills?
This event happened on ________ ___ ______.
What is December 16 1773?