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French And Indian War
Stamp Act
Proclaimation Of 1763
Declaration Of
Independence
Intolerable Act
100
king george war
What was preliminary conflict to the French and Indian War
100
Printed materials like newspapers and legal documents
What did the Stamp Act tax
100
The Mississippi River
What did the Treaty of Paris in 1763 set as the Western border of British lands in North America
100
thomas jefferson
What famous founding father wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
100
general thomas gage
Who was the Governor of Massachusetts following the passage of the Intolerable Acts
200
desire for land
What was the main pressure leading up to the French and Indian War
200
To pay for the French and Indian War
Why did the British government decide to tax the colonies
200
40%
What percentage of regular soldiers who fought in the French and Indian War had enlisted in America
200
new york
In the final voting by the Continental Congress to approve the Declaration, one colony chose not to vote. Which colony was it
200
the intolerable acts
What did the coercive acts and the Quebec act become known as?
300
Robert Dinwiddie
Who was the governor of Virginia that sparked the conflict by sending a messenger to the French in late 1753
300
Because they were being taxed without having any representation in the government
Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act
300
Reserve troops in battle
Which of the following was a primary role of American units in the French and Indian War
300
july 4 1776
What was the date that the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
300
the boston tea party
What is the name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the
400
george washington
Who was that messenger
400
1765
What year did the British begin to impose the Stamp Act
400
Inept and primitive
Which of the following best describes how the British troops viewed the American troops
400
The Committee of Five
What was the name of the group that the Continental Congress chose to write the Declaration
400
for dumping tea in the ocean
why was They were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston harbor
500
july 4
What was the ironic date of the fort's surrender to the French
500
stamp act congress
What was the meeting of delegates from the colonies to discuss the Stamp Act called
500
Pontiac
Which of the following Indian leaders led warriors against British forts in the summer of 1763
500
george washington
Who was NOT a member of the Committee of Five
500
The Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts were names given by colonists in the Thirteen Colonies to a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774.
How was the Boston Tea Party related to the passage of the Intolerable Acts of the British