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18 Cards in this Set
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What was the GREED that led to the war? |
The GREED of the war was the hope to capture land in the New World and control the treasures of the territory. |
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What was the FEAR that led to the war? |
The FEAR that led to the war was that one country would gain more power than the other. |
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What were the advantages of the British in the war? |
The British navy was powerful,and the British had a strong alliance with six tribes of the Iroquoi's confederacy. |
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What were the advantages of the French in the war? |
France had a stronger army and had more more experienced military leadership. In addition to this,The french were trading partners with the western tribes and didn't argue among themselves. |
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Who won the war? The British or the French? |
The British won!!! |
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Who became our Nations first president? |
George Washington!! |
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Who was our fearless general? |
the great George Washington? |
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What does the Proclamation of 1763 state? |
The proclamation states that that the states southern boundaries would be moved to St. Mary's river. The proclamation also states that colonists are forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian mountains. |
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How did the new boundaries of Georgia benefit the colony? |
The new boundaries provided water access for future shipping. There was also good farmland. |
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What was the Stamp Act? |
The Stamp Act was a tax on all printed items and documents such as news papers, legal documents, and licenses. |
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What was the Tea Act? |
The Tea Act was a tax on tea that allowed the East India company to have a monopoly. |
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What were the intolerable acts? |
The intolerable acts were Closed the port of Boston, Could not hold town meetings, Changed the court system, and the quartering act. |
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Why were colonists upset about the stamp act? |
the tax was to help pay for the war( GA was the only colony that ever sold the stamps) Therefore their new papers had to close. |
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Why were colonist upset about the Tea Act? |
Gave one British company a monopoly( exclusive rights) to sell tea to America. |
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Why were the colonist upset about the intolerable acts? |
They were upset because all of the colonist were getting punished for the Boston Tea Party when some of them did't participate in the act. |
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What were the colonists reaction to the Stamp Act? |
The colonists were strongly opposed to the Stamp act. They would get violent at times. |
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What were the colonists reactions to the Tea Act? |
Due to the act, colonists dumped 34000 pounds of tea in the ocean. This action is famously known as the Boston Tea Party. |
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What were the colonists reaction to the intolerable acts. |
The colonists formed a continental congress. Representatives of all the colonies gathered in Philadelphia to protest. |
