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Why did the Proclamation Line of 1763 anger the colonists?
It banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against which act?
The Tea Act
a) closing boston harbor
b) limiting colonial government
c) requiring colonists to quarter in British soliders
d) giving colonists representation
D) giving colonists representation
Which Slogan best represents the colonists' argument against unfair TAXES
HINT IS TAXES
ITS A BAR (it rhymes)
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
Why did the proclamation line anger the colonists?
Because it banned them from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
What was the Sugar Act of 1764 designed to do?
Raise money for Britain by taxing sugar and molasses
Which event was used as propaganda to unite the colonists against GB? (Great Britain)
The Boston Massacre
The first continental congress was important because they did what
It was the first time the colonies united to plan a response
What does the phrase "The shot heard round the world" refer to?
The first shots at Lexington and Concord
Why was the colony of Jamestown originally founded?
FOR MONEYYYY: TRADE AND PROFIT
The Stamp act placed a tax on....????
Newspapers, Legal Documents, and cards
What did the Tea Act do?
It gave the British East India Company control of the tea trade
Which event mark the first battle of the revolutionary war?
Lexington and Concord
Which system forced Native Americans to work for Spanish Colonists?
The Encomienda System
What was the first permanent English colony in North America?
Jamestown
Why was the Stamp act so unpopular?
Colonists believed it violated "no taxation without representation"
What was the colonial reaction to the Townshend acts?
What did they end up doing in protest?
Colonists organized boycotts and smuggled goods
Why was Common Sense by Thomas Paine so influential?
It argued for independence in a simple language everyone could understand
What was the Middle Passage?
The journey enslaved Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic
Which disease devastated Native American populations after European contact?
Smallpox
Measles
Influenza
The Townshend Acts of 1767 taxed items such as...?
Glass, paper, paint, tea
What was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
(They were insufferable...)
What idea (form of government) did Paine strongly attack in Common Sense?
The King! Monarchy!
What were the results of the French and Indian War?
Britain gained debt and expected the colonies to help pay for it
Colonies started to get overly taxed by GB
The Proclamation Line of 1763
What are the four types of trade?
Plants, Diseases, Animals, People