The French & Indian War
When did the French & Indian War take place?
French & Indian War 1745-1763
What was the 1st colony founded ans when was it established?
Virginia 1604
What was the Southern colonies economy based on?
The Southern economy was almost entirely based on farming. Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton were cash crops.
What was the first act that the British imposed on the colonist & what year was it imposed?
The Sugar Act of 1764
What was the Declaratory Act?
Declaratory Act, (1766), declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain.
Who was involved in the French & Indian War?
The French
The British
The Indians
Why did people come to the 13 Colonies?
They came for wealth & religious freedom.
They came because they were enslaved Africans and had no choice.
They chose to come as an Indentured servant.
Name the colonies that were a part of the New England Colonies?
New Hampshire (1629)
Massachusetts (1620)
Connecticut (1636)
Rhode Island (1636)
What was the Currency Act & when was it imposed?
The Currency Act of 1764
This act prohibited American colonies from issuing their own currency, angering many American colonists.
What was the Townshend Act?
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies.
Who won the French & Indian War?
The British
What group of people settled in the New England colonies?
The Pilgrims
Name the colonies that were a part of the Middle Colonies?
New York (1664)
Delaware (1664)
New Jersey (1664)
Pennsylvania (1682)
What was the Stamp Act & when it was imposed?
Stamp Act, (1765), in U.S. colonial history, first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice.
What did the colonists do to rebel against the Tea Act?
The colonists boycotted tea sold by British East India Company and smuggled in Dutch tea, leaving British East India Company with millions of pounds of surplus tea and facing bankruptcy.
Why did France want control of the Ohio River?
France wanted control of the River because it connected their possessions from Canada to Louisiana in the south.
How did the New Englanders make a living?
They traded, fished, built ships & raised livestock
Name the colonies that were a part of the Southern colonies?
Maryland (1634)
Virginia (1607)
North Carolina (1663)
South Carolina (1670)
Georgia (1732)
What was the Quartering Act & when was it imposed?
Quartering Act, (1765), in American colonial history, the British parliamentary provision requiring colonial authorities to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages.
What were the Sons of Liberty disguised as as they boarded the docked ships during the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans
Why did the French & Indian War start?
France wanted control of the Ohio River area but Britain did not want to give up control there. Britain declared war against France.
Why was the Middle colonies known as the "Breadbasket colonies"?
The region produced enough wheat, corn (maize), and other grains to feed the colonies, with plenty left to export to England.
Which of the three regions had the most diverse group of people and an assortment of religions?
The Middle colonies
What was the Stamp Act Congress?
Stamp Act Congress, meeting convened in New York City (October 1765) by representatives of nine of the American colonies to frame resolutions of “rights and grievances” and to petition the king of England and the British Parliament for repeal of the Stamp Act. It was the first time that representatives of the colonies had gathered and acted collectively, precipitating the formation of the Continental Congress and the onset of the American Revolution.
What date did the Boston Massacre take place?
March 5, 1770