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| What land area were the French and the English fighting over? | Ohio River |
| What group of people were already in the Ohio River Valley? | Native Americans |
| Who was on the French side? | Algonquins and Hurons |
| Who ws on the side of the English? | Iroquois |
| Who was sent in to tell the French to get out of the Ohio River Valley? | George Washington |
| What was the war over the Ohio River Valley called? | The French and Indian War. |
| What was the French fort called? | Fort Duquesne |
| What was the English fort called? | Fort Necessity |
| This was a meetinf of the English colonies where they decided they should work together for a united defense | Albany Plan of Union |
| Did the Albany Plan of Union go into effect? | no, the delegates agreed to it, but when they took it back to their home states, they did not approve the plan so it never went into effect. |
| Whose idea was the Albany Plan on Union? | Ben Franklin |
| What advantages did the French have in this war? | English could not agree on a united defense, the French had more Native American allies, and the French could act quickly since they had a central government, but hte colonies could not since each colonial legislature had to pass the plan. |
| What advantages did Britain have? | Had a larger population than France, English coloines were clustered on the coast and easy to defend, British also had Native American allies, and the British navy controlled the seas. |
| Who was the British general who led the British attack on Fort Duquesne? | Edward Braddock |
| The tide turned in the French and Indian war when who became the new head of the British government? | William Pitt |
| Who won the Battle for Quebec? | the British |
| What treaty ended the French and Indian War? | the Treaty of Paris |
| What were the terms of the treaty of Paris? | British gained Canada and all French lands east of the Mississippi, Spain, which had entered ont he side of the French, had to give up Florida, and Spain gained control of the Port of New Orleans. |
| What were some of the effects of the French and Indian War on the colonies? | gained fighting and commanding experience, may have helped lead to the Revolutionary war because the British won and paid for the French and Indian War, but the Colonies benefitted from it. The British then started to tax the colonies to make them pay fo |
| Who was the Native American chief who led an attack on the British at Fort Detroit? | Pontiac |
| Why did Pontiac's War not last very long? | the French informed them that they had signed the Treaty of Paris and had given up claim to the Ohio River Valley |
| Pontiac's War convinced the British to pass what act? | Proclamation of 1763 |
| What did the Proclamation of 1763 say? | It proclaimed that colonists could not settle on the western frontier or west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Who was the coloinst who ignored this and blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Appalachian Mountains? | Daniel Boone |
| Why did Britain start taxing the colonies? | to make them help pay for the French and Indian War. |
| Who was the British Prime Minister who thought the colonies should help pay for the War? | George Grenville |
| What was the sugar act? | put a tax on sugar |
| What was the Stamp Act? | said all legal documents had to have a stamp on them. |
| What does no taxation without representation mean? | The colonists felt they should not have to pay these taxes because they were not represented by anyone in the British Parliament so they did not have a say in government about the taxes. |
| How did the colonists protest against the tax collectors? | Tarred and feathered them |
| Who did the colonists feel could tax them? | Their own colonial legislatures |
| A formal written request to someone in authority is called a ________. | Petition |
| Who drew up a petition to theBritish King and said Parliament had no right to tax them? | Stamp Act Congress |
| Wh9o was the British King during this time period? | King George III |
| What does boycott mean? | Refuse certain goods and services |
| What were the nonimportation agreements? | A colonist agreed not to import any British goods into the colonies until they repealed the Stamp Act. |
| How did the nonimportation agreements affect British merchants? | hurt them |
| As a result of the nonimportation agreements, what did the British finally decide to do with the Stamp act? | repeal it |
| At the same time the British repealed the Stamp Act, what other act did they pass? | the Declaratory Act |
| What did the Declaratory Act say? | Britain declared they still had the right to tax the colonies. |
| What was the Townshend Act? | a tax on tea, glass, paint, and lead |
| A legal document that allowed the British to inspect a ship's cargo without giving a reason. | writ of assistance |
| What secret organization did some people join to discuss the way Britain was treating the colonies? | Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty |
| What was the Quartering Act? | it said that colonists had to house British soldiers in their homes |
| What was the Boston Massacre | This is when a crowd grew outside the Boston Customs house and a soldier panic and fired into the crowd. Five people died, including Crispus Attucks |
| Who did the famous engraving of the Boston Massacre? | Paul Revere |
| Something published for the purpose of spreading an idea is called _________. | Propaganda |
| What was the Tea Act? | said colonies could only buy tea from the British East India company |
| What is a monopoly? | When one company has complete control of an industry |
| What was the Boston Tea Party? | When sons of liberty members dressed like Native Americans and thre tea into the harbor. |
| How did Britian react to the Boston Tea Party? | passed the Intolerable Acts |
| Who spread the news of the Intolerable Acts? | the committees of Correspondence |
| Who said "Give me liberty or give me death? | Patrick Henry |
| The colonial militia who could be ready in a minutes notice were called ________. | Minutemen |
| Who was the British general at this time? | General Gage |
| Who rode to warn the minutemen that the British were coming? | Paul Revere and William Dawes |
| What is called "the shot heard round the world?" | The shot that started the American Revolutionary War. |
