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They treated Native Americans as friends holding feasts & giving them presents.
Who are French Traders (Fur Trappers)
100
He allowed English settlers to build farms and forts on Native American lands.
Who is Lord Jeffery Amherst
100
A Native American who led an attack on British forts on the frontier. He was able to gain support from many other Native American nations.
Who is Chief Pontiac
100
A law that forbid colonists to settle in the western frontier.
What is the Proclamation of 1763
100
He defied the new law regarding settlement in the west, fought Native Americans, and helped push settlement in the west.
Who is Daniel Boone
200
A war that put Great Britain in a very large debt. In response, Britain began to charge high taxes to the colonists.
What is The French & Indian War
200
DAILY DOUBLE: This replaced an earlier, much higher tax which was easy to smuggle against. This tax made it easier to bring smugglers to trial.
What is the Sugar Act
200
A tax (or duty) that was placed on legal documents, newspapers, & dice. A mark was required to show proof of the tax's payment.
What is the Stamp Act
200
A group of people that caused protests and riots with the rally cry, "No taxation without representation!"
Who were the colonists
200
These people paid much higher taxes than those who lived here.
Who are the British and Colonies
300
A type of formal written request was given to King George III with the argument that Britain had no right to tax the colonies.
What is a petition
300
A refusal to buy certain goods or services. Trade fell by 14% between the colonies and Great Britain.
What is a boycott
300
In 1766, Parliament did this with the the Stamp Act in an effort to stop boycotts.
What is repealed or cancelled
300
A year after the Stamp Act, Parliament passed a tax which placed duties (tax) on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.
What is the Townshend Acts
300
In an attempt to stop smuggling, British officers could inspect ships without giving a reason.
What are the Writs of Assistance
400
They felt that their rights as British citizens were violated by the writs of assistance.
Who are the colonists
400
Colonial merchants & planters promised to stop importing taxed goods. Like a boycott, colonists would not receive goods from Britain
What are the non-importation agreements
400
With this new boycott in 1767, colonists hoped this would happen to the Townshend Acts.
What is to be repealed or cancelled
400
They were a group of colonist formed to protest British policies. They often staged mock hangings of tax officials as a way to show that this is what might happen if they ever tried to collect taxes from them.
Who are the Sons of Liberty
400
They were a group of women who protested British policy by parading, signing petitions, & boycotting fine British cloth. They raised their own sheep for wool to weave cloth saying, "It is better to wear a Home-spun coat than to lose our Liberty."
Who are the Daughters of Liberty
500
He was a failure in business but found a knack for organizing rallies and protests. His cousin's wife, also helped the colonial cost, joining forces with a play writer to call for greater rights for women.
Who is Sam Adams, Abigail Adams, & Mercy Otis Warren
500
A dispute in New York broke out over this because colonists were forced to provide housing, candles, bedding, & beverages to British soldiers who were occupying the colonies.
What is the Quartering Act
500
This occurred when a large group of colonists who were protesting British soldiers were fired upon killing 5 people. One of the first to die was a black sailor in the Sons of Liberty.
What is the Boston Massacre & Crispus Attucks
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He defended the British soldiers on trial to show that the colonists did believe in justice even if Britain did not. Most of the taxes were soon repealed except for the tax on this drink.
Who is John Adams & tea
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Church reform, religious freedom, a fresh start from tax debts in England, fertile soil and a chance for riches
What are reasons for European colonists to move the New World/Americas