French and Indian War
Who went into debt due to the French and Indian war?
The Sons of Liberty used propaganda about this March 5, 1770, event to arouse resistance to British authority.
What is the Boston Massacre?
What was the first event that happened on the Road to the American Revolution?
French and Indian War
What was the famous chant created by the colonists?
"No taxation without representation"
This famous group was created to oppose British policies.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
This act, passed by Parliament, was a tax on trade, sugar, molasses, etc.
Sugar Act
What patriot group was Samuel Adams apart of?
The Sons of Liberty
Colonists took their frustrations out on British Troops
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Violent protests by colonists. They threw tea into the harbor in response against British taxation policies.
What act passed. by Parliament said that colonists had to house and feed soldiers?
Quartering Act
Parliament passed this to raise money to help pay for the cost of defending the colonies.
Stamp Act
After the Tea Act was enacted, what event followed?
The Boston Tea Party
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
A law stating that colonists could no longer move westward for their safety.
What was the idea of the Common Sense excerpt written by Thomas Payne?
Colonists do not need a monarch
What did African American Patriots hope to gain from an American Victory?
An end to slavery
This man fought on the French side of the war and became very violent
Chief Pontiac
Who represented the British Soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
After the Proclamation of 1763, what did the colonists do anyway?
Move Westward
How did the colonists respond the Intolerable Acts?
By sending delegates to the Continental Congress.
This battle was fought near Boston, Massachusetts between the British and Americans.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
What does tyranny mean?
Abuse of authority
This event happened as a response to the Tea Act. The cargoes of British ships were thrown overboard.
Boston Tea Party
What was put in place AFTER the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
Why did the signing of the Treaty of Paris end Pontiac's War?
It took away power and aid (money).
The first battles of the Revolutionary War took place near these villages.
Lexington and Concord