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35 Cards in this Set
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What did the Declaratory Act state?
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Parliament had the power to pass laws for the colonies.
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How did the Treaty of Paris change the balance of power in North America?
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Britain gained Canada and all French lands east of the Mississippi River. Britain also received Florida from Spain, while Spain kept Louisiana as part of an earlier treaty. Thus Britian had a claim to all land east of the Mississippi River, and Spain was now its only major European competitor in North America.
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What was the colonists' response to the Townshend Acts?
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Another large scale boycott of British goods.
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In the late 1600's, how did the Indians view the English colonies and the French settlements?
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French settlements were less threatening than the rapidly growing English colonies.
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Name one of the authors of the Albany Plan.
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Benjamin Franklin
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What was the first law passed by Parliament that directly taxed the colonists (not a tax on trade goods)?
What did this law cause the colonists to create? |
Stamp Act
Sons of Liberty |
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What is a pioneer?
What did the pioneers find in the Ohio River Valley? |
First people to settle in an area.
Fertile territory with bountiful game General James Wolfe captured Quebec. |
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What was the turning point of the French and Indian War?
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General James Wolfe captured Quebec.
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Define propaganda.
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Stories and images designed to support a particular point of view.
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Why was the Boston Massacre named the "Boston Massacre"?
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Propaganda used by Samuel Adams and other Boston protestors.
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What did the Sugar Act do?
What was its significance? |
Taxes imported molasses and sugar.
It was the first law passed by Parliament specifically to raise money in the colonies. |
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What is the word used to describe "people who are killed, wounded, captured, or missing in war"?
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Casualties
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Who was the leader of the Indian groups that attacked the British in the 1760's?
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Chief Pontiac of Ottawa
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Why did the French want the Ohio River Valley and the area around the Great Lakes?
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To protect their already profitable fur trade.
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Define repeal.
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To abolish.
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What was the reason for a series of wars in the colonies in the late 1600's?
What were the names of these wars? |
France and England's fight to dominate Europe and its colonies.
Seven Years War |
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What are special search warrants that allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods?
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Writs of assistance
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Why did many settlers cross the Appalachian Mountains in the late 1760's?
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The Proclamation of 1763 allowed colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. The British victory in the French and Indian War reduced the settlers' concerns about American Indian raids.
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Why was the Tea Act passed?
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British East India Company proposed selling its tea directly to the colonies
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What was the difference between the British occupation of the Ohio River Valley and the French occupation?
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The French were primarily interested in the lucrative fur trade in America. Their small settlementsdid not threaten American Indian lands and the French had used trade goods to ear the trust and cooperation of American Indian leaders. British settlers, on the other hand, were most interested in farming the land. American Indians maintained that the English had conqered the French but not the Indians.
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What was the reason behind Pontiac's Rebellion?
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British assumption that the Treaty of Paris granted Britian the American Indian lands in France's North American territory.
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What is a boycott?
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Refusal to buy certain goods.
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What were the colonists who participated in the Boston Tea Party disguised as?
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Indians
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What did the Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty do to protest British colonial rule?
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The Sons of Liberty, secret societies, often used violence and threats of violence to frighten tax collectors. They attacked the houses of customs officials, demanding "no taxation without representation".
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What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?
Why were they repealed by Parliament? |
They provided revenue to pay military expenses and the salaries of colonial governors.
They were repealed to further reduce colonial tension after the Boston Massacre. |
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What was the purpose of the Townshend Acts?
Why were they repealed by Parliament? |
They provided revenue to pay military expenses and the salaries of colonial governors.
They were repealed to further reduce colonial tension after the Boston Massacre. |
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What group supported the boycott of British goods?
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Daughters of Liberty
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What is the name given to civilians serving as soldiers?
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Militia
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Why did the colonists need a strong united colonial leadership?
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Because the tensions between the French and British increased.
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What was the frontier land between the Virginia and Carolina settlements and the Appalachian Mountains called?
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Backcountry
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How were suspected smugglers judged in court?
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Guilty until proven innocent.
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Why was the tea tax retained after Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts?
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To show that it still had the right to tax the colonists
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What was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party?
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342 chests of British East India Co.'s tea
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Why were British troops called to Boston in 1768?
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To restore order after the seizure of John Hancock's ship named "Liberty"
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What did the Europeans call the French and Indian War?
Why? |
7 Years' War
It lasted 7 years. |
