| A | B |
|---|
| French and Indian War | the opponents were the French and Indians against the British |
| French and Indian War | the fighting was over forts and land along the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania |
| French and Indian War | lasted 9 years--from 1754-1763 |
| French and Indian War | The British won all of New France, land along the Ohio River, and land east of the Mississippi River |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Colonists wanted to settle in the frontier east of the Mississippi and west of the Appalachian Mountains so King George issued the _____. |
| Quarrel with the British | Colonists were taxed even though they didn't elect representatives to Parliament |
| Quarrel with the British | Colonists didn't like the British being able to enter and search their homes without permission. |
| Boston Tea Party | In 1773 the colonists threw 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. |
| Boston Massacre | In 1770 British soldiers kill five colonists. |
| Intolerable Acts | In 1774 the British Parliament pass several acts to punish the people of Massachusetts for the Bostion Tea Party. |
| Stamp Act | Taxes were placed on paper products such as newspapers and ministers' sermon notes |
| Tea Act | Act passed by Parliament to lower the price of tea, add a tax, and have the colonists want to buy it. |
| Committee of Correspondence | a group of people who sent letters quickly to other towns in Massachusetts with news about Great Britain. |
| Boston Massacre | started when British soldiers were stationed (remained) in Boston instead of going to the frontier. |
| Tea Act | Colonists refused to obey it because they would be accepting Parliament's right to tax them without having colonial representatives in Parliament. |
| Minutemen | Patriots armed and ready to fight at a moment's notice. |
| Battle of Lexington | Began when General Gage sent troops to destroy Patriot supplies in Concord. |
| Paul Revere and William Dawes | Rode by horseback to warn colonists that the British were coming |
| Patrick Henry | He said, "Give me liberty, or give me death." |
| repeal | to do away with a law |
| boycott | to refuse to buy something |
| ally | on the same team or having the same idea |
| Stamp Act Congress | a meeting to protest the Stamp Act |
| Patriot | colonists who were willing to fight the British for freedom |
