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| Question | Answer |
| What were Great Britain and France fighting over? | the control of North America |
| Who was the young officer that the governor of Virginia ordered to lead an army into the Ohio Valley? | George Washington |
| What was the war called that began in the Ohio River Valley? | The French and Indian War |
| Most Native American nations were allies of the __________. | French |
| Benjamin Franklin had a plan to unite the colonies against the French. What was it called? | The Albany Plan of Union |
| Who won the French and Indian War? | Britain |
| What did the Treaty of Paris give the British control of? | Canada and most of the land east of the Mississippi River |
| What Ottawa chief started a rebellion after the French and Indian War? | Chief Pontiac |
| What did the Proclamation of 1763 say? | Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| After the French and Indian War, why did colonist begin to disagree with British rule of the colonies? | didn't want soldiers living among them, wanted to settle west of the Appalachians, no longer wanted protection (Name at least 1) |
| Who decided that the colonists should help pay the costs of the French and Indian War? | King George II and the British Parliament |
| In 1764, Britain created a new tax called the Sugar Act. What was included besides sugar? | coffee, cloth |
| In what year was the Stamp Act, a tax on anything printed on paper, created? | 1765 |
| Why were colonists upset by the new taxes? | they could not take part in passing the laws, no representation |
| Who made an angry speech against the Stamp Act? | Patrick Henry |
| Who was an important leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston? | Samuel Adams |
| Why did the British decide to repeal the Stamp Act in 1766? | colonist were boycotting British goods and it hurt British trade |
| What year were the Townshend Acts created and what did they tax? | teac, glass, lead, paints, paper |
| What did the Daughers of Liberty do in response to the Townshend Acts? | wove cloth and made own clothes |
| The British removed the tax on all items in the Townshend Acts except______. | tea |
| What big event happened on March 5, 1770? | Boston Massacre |
| What organization did Samuel Adams set up to help spread news about what British soldiers were doing throughout the colonies? | Committees of Correspondence |
| The Tea Act of 1773 made taxed tea cheaper than smuggled tea. Why didn't colonists want to buy it? | they would still be paying a British tax, didn't think Parliament should tax them without their agreement, didn't want one company to control the tea trade |
| What event happened on December 16, 1773? | Boston Tea Party |
| After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passes laws called the Coercive acts to punish the colonists. What did the colonists call these laws? | Intorerable Acts |
| What did the Intolerable Acts do? | stopped trade with Britain, ended most town meetings, gave Britain more control over the colonies, colonists had to give food and shelter to soldiers |
| Why was the first Continental Congress held on September, 1774? | to discuss the Intolerable Acts |
| What did the delegates at the Continental Congress write in their letter to Britain? | have same freedoms as other British citizens, repeal the Intolerable Acts, stop taxing colonists without their agreement |
| In 1775, how about many British soldiers were there in Boston? | 3,000 |
| Colonists who opposed British rule called themselves what? | Patriots |
| Name 2 famous Patriots. | Mercy Otis Warren and Patrick Henry |
| What is the definition of militia? | a group of ordinary people who train for battle |