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| Who made laws for all British people? | Parliament |
| Who was the first colonial legislature called? | House of Burgesses |
| What became a British colony after the French and Indian War? | French Canada |
| American colonists were asked to cover the cost of the French and Indian War by paying what? | Taxes |
| What is another name for a tax? | Tariff |
| Colonists who supported the actions of the British government were known as tories or what? | Loyalists |
| Many colonists were against the Stamp Act because it was an example of taxation without what? | Representation |
| What did colonists do to protest the Stamp Act? | Boycott British goods |
| What did Parliament do to the Stamp Act when it heard that nine of the colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress? | They repealed it |
| Who was the runaway slave killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre? | Crispus Attucks |
| What did the colonists form in order to keep other colonists informed about protests about British laws? | Committees of Correspondence |
| What did the Sons of Liberty do to protest the tax on tea? | Had the Boston Tea Party |
| What word means to provide housing for? | Quarter |
| What were members of the Massachusetts militia who were always ready to defend the colony called? | Minutemen |
| The fighting between the colonists and the British that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War took place where? | In the towns of Lexington and Concord |
| What was the trade-off in staying in the Continental Army for a farmer? | Fight for independence for the country but may not have food for his family |
| What wwas the trade-off in going home to plant crops for a farmer? | Gain food for his family but may not gain independence |
| What was the opportunity cost for a farmer in staying in the Continental army? | Gain independence but may not have crops |
| What was the opportunity cost for a farmer in going home to plant crops? | Will have food for family but may not get freedom from Britain |
| What was the reaction of the British after winning the French and Indian War? | British governement decides to keep British soldiers in North America |
| What was the reaction after the British passes the Stamp Act? | Colonists boycott British goods |
| What was the reaction after the British government passed a tax on tea brought into the colonies? | Colonists boycott British tea |
| What was the reaction after the Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into Boston Harbor? | The Royal Navy blockades Boston Harbor |
| What was the reaction after the British general heard that Patriot leaders and weapons were being hidden at Lexington and Concord? | The Revolutionary War began |
| What was the Proclamation of 1763? | An order to the colonists to stop settling western lands won in the French and Indian War |
| Why was the Proclamation of 1763 passed? | Britain wanted to reserve western lands for the Native Americans so there would be no more wars |
| How did the colonists react to the proclamation of 1763? | They were angry |
