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The French & Indian War
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Taxes/Acts
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Protests/Massacres
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Unity and Break up
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Vocabulary
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Random Information about
the time period in U.S.
History
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This French fort was built where
the current city of Pittsburgh is
located?
•Fort Duquesne
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How did George Washington
impact the French and Indian
War?
•He tried to get the French to
leave the area around Pittsburgh.
•He lost the battle at Ft. Necessity.
•He led a retreat after a failed
attempt to overtake Ft. Duquesne.
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How did the French and
Indian War start?
•The Virginia militia and British
army tried to get the French
away from the three rivers
area (upper Ohio River valley)
around the current city of
Pittsburgh.
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When the French and Indian
War began, why were the
French and Natives
successful against the British?
The Indians taught the French
how to use different fighting
strategies such as Guerilla
Warfare, sneak attacks, and
fighting behind trees.
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What is Benjamin Franklin
trying to point out in the
following political cartoon?
It helped make the point about
colonial unity.
During the French and Indian
War it was used to symbolize that
the colonies needed to join
England to defeat the French.
During the revolution it was used
to make the point that the
colonies need to come together
to defeat the English or lose.
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What was a positive and a
negative result of the French
and Indian War?
Positive (+)
•More land and power for
England in North America.
•France losing power and
territory.
Negative (-)
•Soldiers lost lives
•Huge War Debt
•The possibility of England losing
her colonies Jeopardy
This act by Parliament forced
colonists to house and feed
British soldiers.
Quartering Act
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This act by Parliament did not
allow colonists to move past
the Appalachian Mountains
because of the threat of
attacks by Native Americans.
Proclamation Act
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How did the colonists react to
the Tea Act?
They had the Boston Tea
Party to protest the tax on tea
that they had no control over.
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What consequences did King
George III enact when the
colonists had the Boston Tea
Party?
•Closed down the port of
Boston until the tea was paid
for.
•Did not allow their colonial
government to make laws.
•Sent in more British soldiers
from England.
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Why is the king and
Parliament creating these
taxes?
The British soldiers came and
protected the American colonies
from the French and natives.
England paid a majority of the
costs for this war in the colonies.
The king felt that the colonists
should help pay for this war since
they had lots of wealth.
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This patriotic group was
formed to terrorize and
intimidate British royal officials
or anyone that sided with the
British. They led most of the
protests in the New England
colonies.
The Sons of Liberty
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Why did people protest the
British government?
•They taxed the colonists
without them having a voice in
Parliament.
•British soldiers were taking
over their homes and jobs.
•British soldiers were in the
colonies without any reason.
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Why is boycotting an effective
protest strategy?
When a large group of people
refuse to buy goods from a
specific business or supplier.
The business starts to lose
money as the result of the
protest and makes the
changes that will satisfy
boycotters.
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Why is the Boston Massacre
an important event in colonial
history?
This is one of first instances
that the British soldiers fired
on and killed civilian colonists.
It also proved that anyone
could receive a fair trial in
America.
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Is the following picture an accurate
point of view of the Boston Massacre?
Explain why or why not! (Only using
yes or no are not acceptable)
No, Paul Revere made
colonists think that the British
soldiers were totally guilty in
killing the colonists in cold
blood. The picture has many
inaccuracies.
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What is incorrect about the
engraving?
•It was night instead of daylight.
•Does not show the colonists with
any types of weapons or objects to
throw.
•No snow on the ground
•The one man dying on the street
should have been a black man
instead of a white man.
•Soldiers were in self-defense
instead of an attacking position.
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Was the Declaration of
Independence signed before
or after the first shots of the
American Revolution were
fired at Lexington?
After – First shots April of
1775.
Declaration of Independence
signed on July 4, 1776
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How is the Declaration of
Independence like a break up
letter?
This document was the official
break up letter between the
colonies and England just like
a couple breaking up through
a letter.
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Why was the colonial militia at
a disadvantage against the
British military during the first
battle of Lexington?
British soldiers had more
experience, used their
weapons more effectively, had
more soldiers, well trained in
open field battles.
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Why was the Second
Continental Congress
important towards our
Independence from England?
They acted like a temporary
government for the colonies.
Created their own money.
Raised an army. Named
George Washington as
commander and chief of the
military.
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Who was the main writer of
the Declaration of
Independence?
•Thomas Jefferson
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Military bases that were built
to protect the colonies from
the enemy.
Forts
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This name was given to a
colonist that wanted to remain
part of England during the
Revolutionary War.
Loyalist
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Two or more groups joining
together to form a partnership
against other countries or
groups.
Alliance
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An organized group of
volunteer soldiers that protect
their communities with their
own weapons
Militia
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The idea that the colonies
help make the parent country
(England) wealthy through
providing resources and
markets for trade.
Mercantilism
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Total control of a market for a
certain product where there
are no competitors.
Example: East India Company
Monopoly
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This patriot blacksmith rode
his horse to Lexington to warn
colonists that the British
soldiers were on their way to
arrest patriot leaders. “The
Redcoats are coming”
Paul Revere
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Explain why some colonists
wanted to remain part of
England at the start of the
American Revolutionary War?
•They were wealthy and
successful under the king’s
rule and don’t want to change
anything.
•They are chosen by the king
for government positions.
•They are slaves that support
the king against the patriots to
gain their freedom.
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Explain why the American
colonies were important to
England?
They provided natural
resources and markets for
finished goods from England.
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Before the Declaration of
Independence, do you believe
that there was any chance that
the colonists could get back
together with the British and
live in peace?
Answers will vary. The
teacher will be the final judge.
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