Dec. of Independence Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
True or False? Many colonists fought in the French and Indian War? | True. We teamed up with England to fight the French and Indians who teamed up together. |
What did King George III want from the colonists after the French and Indian War? | for the colonists to PAY him back for all the war expenses |
How did King George III get money from the colonists? | by making them pay taxes |
What treaty ended the French and Indian War? | Treaty of Paris of 1763 |
What land was gained after the French and Indian War? | land west of the Appalachian Mountains all the way to the Mississippi River |
What was it called when KGIII said the colonists could only trade with England? | Navigation Acts |
What was is called when KGIII forbid the colonists from going west of the Appalachian Mountains? | Proclamation of 1763 |
What was it called when KGIII banned (forbid) the colonists from using their own paper currency? | Currency Act |
What was it called when the colonists were forced to pay a tax on all paper goods? | Stamp Act |
What did the colonists do when they were forced to pay taxes on all paper goods? | They boycotted (stopped buying) paper products. |
What did the Declaratory Act say? | Any laws that Parliament created then the colonists had to follow as well. |
What was it called when KGIII made colonists house and feed British soldiers? | Quartering Act |
What was it called when colonists had to pay taxes on paper, glass, and tea? | Townshend Acts |
What weapon did the colonists use at the Boston Massacre? | snowballs |
After the Boston Tea Party, KGIII handed down the Coercive (Intolerable Acts). What were those? | when KGIII closed the port of Boston and said the colonists could NOT have town hall meetings |
Who was responsible for the Boston Tea Party? | the Sons of Liberty |
Name 3 things that came from the 2nd Continental Congress? | Washington was appointed as Commander in Chief, start writing the D of I, and create the Articles of Confederation |
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
What is a grievance? | a complaint |
How many grievances were listed in the D of I? | 27 |
What was it called when KGIII made the colonists pay taxes without even asking them? | taxation without representation |
Name the unalienable rights. | life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
Why do we have unalienable rights? | because we are human |
Who were the Patriots? | colonists who wanted independence from England |
Who were the Loyalists? | colonists who were loyal to KGIII and England. They did not want to break up with England. |
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