Vocabulary
Great Britain made a public announcement that Native Americans could have the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. What's the vocabulary word that means the same as an announcement?
Proclamation
Which law made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?
the Quartering Act
What's the name of the voyage of ships carrying enslaved people across the Atlantic Ocean?
Middle Passage
What was one of the financial outcome of the French and Indian War for the British?
The British went deeply into debt.
What were two things most West Africans valued in the 1500s?
family and ancestors
After many colonists grew angry about the Stamp Act, Parliament chose to undo the law. What's the vocabulary word that means the same as undo?
Repeal
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
They protested until it was repealed.
What's the name of the exchange of goods and enslaved people between Europe, the Americas, and West Africa?
triangular trade
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
To protect the colonists
What did Europeans offer to trade to the people of West Africa?
guns
Many colonists decided to refuse to buy tea because of the tax. What's the vocabulary word that means the same as refuse?
boycott
What did the colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
Where were Africans who were captured sold when they first arrived in the Americas?
scrambles or auctions
Which part of the British government passed acts?
What was the First Continental Congress?
the meeting of delegated from 12 colonies.
Nine colonists sent people to represent them to a special gathering in New York. What's the vocabulary word that means the same as represent?
delegates
What is Ms. Franco's favorite color?
Green
Why did some people who were enslaved pretend to not understand what they were told to do?
It was a form of resistence.
What is the Rawson Saunders mascot?
A panther
What is the sound screeching tires?
Skrrt, Skrrt!
Many colonists began to object to the Quartering Act. What's the vocabulary word that means the same as object?
protest
Texas History!
What type of work might an enslaved person be forced to do?
field work, cooking, and carpentry
True or False: Britain is a part of Europe?
True
True or False: the Americas include North America, Central America, and South America?
True