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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was in the French and Indian War? | French & Indians VS British |
| What did they have the French and Indian War for? | Land |
| What was the French and Indian War also known as? | The 7 years war |
| Who won? | British |
| What ended the war? | The treaty of Paris 1763 |
| How did the British pay their debt? | They made taxes the colonist had to pay |
| What prohibited the colonist from moving west? | The proclamation of 1763 |
| The proclamation of 1763 had 3 main goals, what was one of them? | 1) Hope to make peace with the American Indians |
| The proclamation of 1763 had 3 main goals, what was one of them? | 2) King George III hoped for peace to start a trade relationship |
| The proclamation of 1763 had 3 main goals, what was one of them? | 3) the British could better defend and maintain colonies by building forts along the Proclamation line. |
| What is the Stamp Act? | Required colonist to buy a government stamp for almost every paper document. |
| Who did the stamp act affect? | The colonist |
| Why was the stamp act a thing ? | Needed to raise money to pay for the french & indian war |
| When did the stamp act occur? | 1765 Repealed in the 1776 |
| Where did the stamp act happen? | All English colonies |
| What two events happened in Boston that showed the colonist were mad and rebellious with England? | Boston tea party Boston massacre |
| Did Georgia like the Stamp Act? | Some were okay with it. Others didn't like it. They had protection from the British and had prospered under the British rule. |
| What upset ALL the colonist about the Stamp Act? | Taxation without representation |
| Groups opposing England were called.. | Sons of liberty |
| what was the Boston Port Act? | Closed the port of Boston (hurt trade) |
| what was the Quartering Act? | Providing housing for British soldiers |
| what was the Massachusetts Government Act? | Took away government from the colony./ Allowed to only hold one meeting per year. |
| what was the Quebec Act? | Expanded the British Canadian territory south into the ohio valley./ Upset because we gave up more land |
| what was the Administration of Justice Act? | Move trials to brittain. |
| Where did the 1st Continental Congress meet? | Philadelphia , PA |
| Every colony was there except for ? | Georgia |
| Before the Second Continental Congress could meet, what happened? | Fights broke out |
| King George III said they would not get independence without what? | A fight |
| Where was the 1st armed conflict of the American Revolution? | Lexington and Concord (Shot heard around the world) |
| The Declaration of Independence was adopted when? | July 4, 1776 |
| Who were the 3 people to sign the Declaration of the Independence? | Button Gwendoline, Lyman Hall, George Walton |
| What were the 3 parts of the declaration of Independence? | Preamble, Grievances, and official declaration? |
| What was the preamble? | Reasons behind the colonist decision to separate |
| What was the Grievances | Complaints against the British government |
| What was the official declaration? | Officially declared the colonies free from British rule |
| What is a Patriot? | People who wanted independence. They were also known as 'Whigs'. |
| What is a Loyalist? | People who were loyal to England. They were also known as 'Tories |
| What battle had a surprise attack that led to patriot victory and caused the British to withdraw Augusta? | The battle of kettle creek |
| What was the 2nd bloodiest battle of the american revolution? | Siege of Savanna |
| What ended the American revaluation? | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| What was Americas first written government. | Articles of confederation |
| What was the 2nd form of government called? | Constitutional Convention |
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