Vocabulary
An official public announcement.
Proclamation
People who represent others at a convention or conference.
Delegates
In 1774, British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
the meeting of delegates from 12 colonies held to present complaints to King George III, to set up a boycott of British goods, and to arrange a second meeting if needed
The First Continental Congress
True or False?
Cause: Great Britain fought for land against the French in a war for land in the Ohio River Valley.Effect: Great Britain was in debt due to the war.
True
The lawmaking part of British government, similar to the Congress in the United States.
Parliament
To cancel or undo a law.
Repeal
This proclamation declared that Native Americans could have much of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, and it also said that settlers could not move to these areas. (What year did this happen?)
The Proclamation of 1763
A war between the French and the British that was fought to claim land in the Ohio River Valley
The French and Indian War
What happened first? The Boston Tea Party or the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre
Another word for a law.
Act
To bring into a country, especially to sell.
Imported
In what year was the Quartering Act passed?
1765
The _____________ ordered the colonists to provide quarters, or places to live, for British troops. The colonists also had to give the soldiers food, fuel, and transportation.
The Quartering Act
In September of 1774, the _____________ was held, and leaders from every colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia. They discussed their complaints about Great Britain.
First Continental Congress
An action that shows disapproval or an objection towards something.
Protest
The murder of several or many people who cannot defend themselves.
Massacre
What day and year did the Boston Massacre happen?
March 5, 1770
What act was repealed by the British government due to protests by the colonists?
The Stamp Act
In 1767, Parliament again passed tax laws to raise money from the colonies. These laws, called the ______________, taxed several goods that the colonies imported.
Townshend Acts
Being required to pay taxes by a government without having a representative in the government.
Taxation without Representation
to protest by refusing to use or buy a good or service.
Boycott
What date did the Boston Tea Party happen?
December 16, 1773
What was the name of the largest British Tea Company?
The British East India Company
The ____________ said that colonists had to pay a tax on printed papers.
Stamp Act