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History 3.4-4.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | French and Indians vs British and colonists |
| Ohio River | Claimed by French and British, causes war |
| George Washington | sent by Virginia gov to get French out of Ohio River Valley; fails but starts the war |
| Fort Necessity | George Washington's fort |
| General Braddock | sent to Fort Duquense to fight French; died in battle |
| Quebec | Battle over settlement on Plains of Abraham; British win and basically end war |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | Indians object to colonists expanding west into their territory |
| Proclamation of 1763 | settlers have to stay east of Appalachian mtns. |
| Albany Plan of Union | Ben Franklin's plan to unite all colonies |
| Treaty of Paris | British get Ohio River Valley, Canada, and Florida control |
| Stamp Act | Tax on all printed goods |
| Sugar Act | low tax on imported molasses, but heavily enforced |
| Quartering Act | Colonists have to provide shelter and food for british soilders |
| John Adams | |
| Patrick Henry | says only colonial assemblies can tax colonists |
| John Locke | Says people have natural god given rights and govt should protect them |
| Sons of Liberty | group of male patriots leading protest movement |
| Nonimportation agreements | colonists refuse to buy british goods |
| Townshend Act | increased tax on imports |
| John Hancock | smuggled goods into america |
| Liberty | John Hancock's ship |
| Boston Massacre | Colonists taunt redcoats, soilders kill 5 colonists |
| Committees of Correspondance | groups of colonists write letters to eachother to exchange info between colonies |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists dress up as Mohawk indians and dump tea into harbor |
| Wolfe | British general in Battle of Quebec |
| Montclam | French general in Battle of Quebec |
| Intolerable Acts | Closure of Boston Harbor until colonists repay for tea from tea party |
| First continental congress | delegates from 12 colonies meet |