Acts
This act insisted that a tax was to be paid on imported sugars.
The Sugar Act
This African American woman was brought to the American colonies on a ship from Africa when she was a little girl. She was enslaved, but her owners educated her and she grew up to be a talented poet.
Phyllis Wheatley
In 1773, angry colonists dressed like Native Americans and threw several crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
In 1682, Robert LaSalle claimed the entire Mississippi River Valley and nearby land for the _______. This lead the ________ to believe the land was theirs.
French
The colonists were very frustrated that they had no input in any of the laws being put into place by British Parliament. When the protested, they would say "No taxation without ______"
Representation
This act forced colonists to pay taxes on every piece of paper they bought including books and newspapers.
The Stamp Act
After fighting for the British side during the French and Indian War, this general became fed up the the British laws and represented the state of Virginia during the first Continental Congress.
George Washington
This conflict began in 1754. The French and British fought over land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The French and Indian War or The Seven Years War
Who were the French's allies during this war?
Native Americans
The British government was known as the British _____.
Parliament
This 1773 act stated that only the British East Indian Tea Company was allowed to import, sell and tax tea in the colonies. This eventually lead to the Boston Tea Party.
The Tea Act
Who warned the American colonists that the British (or regulars) were planning on marching to Concord to take their weapons?
Paul Revere
In 1770, angry colonists screamed, taunted, and threw things at British soldiers, causing them to panic and fire their guns into the crowd. The resulted in the deaths of five people.
The Boston Massacre
What was the other name for the French and Indian War
The Seven Years War
The colonists decided to ______ all British products, which means they refused to buy them.
Boycott
This act forced colonists to provide housing, food, and beds for British soldiers who had been sent to the colonies.
The Quartering Act
This member of British Parliament had a set of acts named after him. These acts placed taxes on items that were not made in the colonies.
Charles Townshend
Britain enforced unfair taxes on the American colonists for many years without letting the colonists have a say. Why did the British desperately need extra money?
The British were in debt from the French and Indian War
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British
The Sons of _____ was the group of men who participated in the Boston Tea Party.
Liberty
These acts were a series of laws that closed all routes in and out of Boston. These laws were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party and led to the formation of the first Continental Congress.
The Intolerable Acts
This was the last name of the leader of the Sons of Liberty and the last name of the lawyer who defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre court case.
Adams (Sam and John)
After the intolerable acts were imposed, leaders from 12 of the colonies met to discuss how they would respond. What was this meeting called?
The First Continental Congress
This document officially ended the French and Indian War.
The Treaty of Paris
In September 1774, representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss how to respond to the intolerable act. What was the only colony to not be represented?
Georgia