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34 Cards in this Set
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Who fought in the French & Indian War? |
French & Indians vs. colonists/British |
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The winner of the F/I war? |
the colonists |
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Why is the F/I war important to learn about? |
the British were in debt & needed to begin to collect taxes from the colonists |
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Native Americans supported the French because? |
they were afraid of the British pushing them out of their land, and were trade partners with the French |
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King of England |
George III
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Acts AGAINST the colonists that the colonists were upset about? |
Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, intolerable acts |
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Reactions by the colonists to British taxes |
protesting, boycotting, Boston Tea party |
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Which law said the colonists could NOT move West? |
Proclamation of 1763 |
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Why was the Boston Massacre a turning point for the colonists? |
showed the British would use force if needed |
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Why did the colonists come to America? |
the make $$$ for England by trading, and giving them raw materials |
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What were the Sons of Liberty? |
a resistance group formed in Boston |
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What was the Intolerable Acts? |
King's response to the Boston Tea party- shut down Boston Harbor, sent more troops to the colonies |
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What does no taxation without representation mean? |
colonists wanted to be represented in government |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Indepen.? |
Thomas Jefferson
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Purpose of the Declaration of Independence? |
break away from England |
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Who actually controls governments according to the colonists? |
the people |
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King's reaction to the Declaration of Independence? |
he ignored it |
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3 natural rights that are listed in the Dec. of Ind. |
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
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Who were the colonists complaining against in the Dec. of Ind.? |
the King of England |
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What is a loyalist? |
someone who did not want to fight for independence, liked living under the King's rules, usually wealthy |
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What is a patriot? |
those who wanted independence, freedom from Great Britian |
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Advantage the British army had during the war? |
better leaders, better supplies, strongest military |
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The country that provided help to the colonists during the war? |
France |
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Which battle marked the beginning of the War? |
Lexington & Concord |
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Which battle was the last of the War? |
Yorktown |
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Who is Paul Revere? |
a patriot who warned our militia that the British were marching toward them |
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Which side won the Revolutionary War? |
the colonists |
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The word revolution means? |
change |
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What was the biggest challenge for the colonists after the war? |
how to set up a new government |
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Biggest advantages for the colonists during the WAr? |
motivation to fight, knowledge of the land, fighting for a cause |
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A reaction to British tax collectors would be? |
tarring & feathering, setting fire to their house, yelling at them |
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Treaty of Paris ended the war, what was the main thing gained by the colonists? |
independence was recognized, boundary now went to the Mississippi River/Canada/Florida |
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Order of events??? |
French/Indian War-taxes-Boston Massacre-Lexington&Concord-Declaration of Ind-TreatyofParis |
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Best teacher ever? |
Mrs. Wegrzyn :-) |
