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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Paris | a treaty signed by the French and the English that brought an end to French and Indian War |
| Sugar Act | a tax in the colonies that taxed molasses |
| Stamp Act | a tax in the colonies that taxed a stamp that had to be placed on most things written on paper |
| Townshend Acts | a tax on glass, paper, paint, lead and tea |
| Non-importation Agreement | the colonists agreed to stop buying goods from England |
| Repeal | to take something away. (Like a law) |
| Intolerable Acts | shut down Boston harbor, limited town meetings, colonists had to house English soldiers |
| Militia | army of citizens |
| Joseph Brant | chief of the Mohawk and an ally of England |
| George Washington | English soldier from Virginia |
| Benjamin Franklin | Tried to set up a unified government |
| Crispus Attucks | 1st person to die in the Boston Massacre |
| Sam Adams | politian from Massachusetts who wanted colonists to go against England |
| Paul Revere | warned the colonists the British were on the move |
| William Pitt | leader of the English army, was able to get Native Americans to fight with the English |
| Who were England's main rival in the Americas? | Spain and France |
| What did England gain after the French and Indian War? | All French land east of the Mississippi River |
| Why did colonists dress up like Mohawk Indians during the Boston Tea Party? | so they would not be recognized |
| What event started the War? | Colonists shooting at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord |
| Why did the king of England set up the Intolerable Acts? | To punish them |
| Why did the French belive the Indians would side with them during the French and Indian War? | The french did not take Indian land and treated them with respect. |
| Why didn't the colonies approve Ben Frankiln's plan to unite the government? | they wanted to control their own actions and not be told what to do by a king like figure |