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Pre-Revolutionary
For 7th grade...
Question | Answer |
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What did Ben Franklin want the colonies to do (represented in the Albany Plan of the Union) | He wanted to unite the colonies under a central government so they could fight for freedom against the British |
Did the colonies accept his idea | Colonies did not accept the idea because they did not want to give too much power to one government |
What does Join or Die mean | It means that colonies could join as one big colony or die against the British. Ben Franklin wants to tell people that we are stronger together |
What were France and England fighting over during the French and Indian War. Who won and how? | They were fighting over the Ohio River Valley. England won by capturing France's forts with the help of the colonists |
After the French and Indian war, what happened to France's power in England | The French lost power over Canada and most of the territory east of the Mississippi River |
How does this war cause problems between the colonists and England | The war causes problems between them because when England started taxing the colonists, they felt betrayed and used |
Define the Proclamation of 1763 | The proclamation made it illegal for colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains |
Why dod the proclamation anger the colonists? | They felt as though their right to travel was being taken away from them |
Why did the Sugar act anger the colonists | There was no representation in parliament for the colonists |
After the townshed act, colonists were being taxed for goods such as glass and paper. The would start to boycott the goods, what does this mean? | Colonists would stop buying these goods |