Studied by 0 peopleWhat is another name for the French and Indian War
seven years war
When did the French and Indian War take place?
June 1754-1763
Who was fighting in the French and Indian War?
British colonists VS. French and the Natives – natives sided with the French b/c the valuable fur trade
What did the French and Indian War cause?
War caused anti-British feelings among colonists
Why did the French and Indian War cause anti-British feelings?
Colonists favored Indian-style guerilla tactics; the British marched in formation
Who won the French and Indian War? What was signed to officially end the war and when?
British colonists
Treaty of Paris
What was the result of the French and Indian war for the French?
France loses all North American land
What was the result of the French and Indian war for the Colonists?
united them against a common enemy, created anger against the British
What was the result of the French and Indian war for England?
larger and safer colonial empire, larger debt, felt anger towards colonist
What were the issues after the French and Indian war?
Native Relations
Proclamation Line
When did Pontiac’s rebellion take place?
1763
What was Pontiac’s rebellion?
Indian leader named Pontiac united tribes and attacked colonists for fear that the colonists were spreading too much of their culture, especially Christianity
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
put into effect by the British, a line that the colonists couldn’t settle past, to prevent further conflicts – Colonists were angry and added to British hatred
What were taxes created by the British after the French and Indian War? And when were they created?
Sugar Act (1764), Quartering Act (1765), STAMP ACT (1765)
Why did the Stamp Act anger the colonists so much?
affected almost every colonist b/c everyone has to buy some sort of paper product – cards, stamps, paper
What was the Stamp Act Congress?
meeting in NY to draft Stamp Act Resolves – the goal was to find a new tax to meet money needs
When did the Stamp Act Congress meet?
1766
When was the Stamp Act repealed?
March of 1766
What was the Sons of Liberty?
inter-colonial association to resist taxation and unfair treatment
What was the declaratory act?
British can tax who and when they want, Townshend Acts (1767) – a tax on trade goods (paper, tea, glass, etc.)
What was the navigation acts?
colonists can only trade with England
How did the Colonists' Retaliate?
Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Part, Committee of Correspondence
When was the Boston Massacre?
1770
What was the Boston Massacre?
colonists threw snowballs at British soldiers, someone fired a gun and in the end, 5 colonists were killed – became a political weapon for the patriots, and news spread
When did the Committee of Correspondence meet?
1772
Who led the Committee of Correspondence?
led by Samuel Adams, met in Boston, to publicize the patriot cause, many people in attendance were members of the Sons of Liberty
When was the Boston Tea Party?
December 16, 1773
What did the events of the Boston Tea Party respond too?
Tea Act(May 1773)
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty dumped approximately 10,000 pounds (money) of tea into Boston Harbor – England retaliated
What was the response to the Boston Tea Part?
Coercive Acts were created
Closing Boston Harbor to trade
When were the Coercive Acts made?
1774
What is another name for the Coercive Acts?
"Intolerable" Acts
When was the Revolutionary War?
1774-1783
When was the Continental Congress?
September of 1774
What was the Continental Congress?
met in Philadelphia to define American grievances, develop a resistance plan, and define their constitutional relationship with Britain
What was Lexington and Concord?
British troops were sent to confiscate military supplies at Concord, but Paul Revere rode on to warn the town. Colonists rallied and the British retreated to Boston.
When did Lexington and Concord take place?
April of 1775
What was the result of the Second Continental Congress?
What was Thomas Paine's Common Sense book about?
challenged colonial ideas about the relationship with Britain – it is Common Sense for us to be our own country and have our government
When was Thomas Paine's book Common Sense published?
January of 1776
What is the significance of the Second Meeting of the Second Continental Congress?
Drafted the Declaration of Independence, written mostly by Thomas Jefferson, and officially adopted on July 4th, 1776
When did the second Meeting of the Second Continental Congress take place?
Spring of 1776
Results of the Battle of Saratoga
caused the French to join colonists in support of their independence
When was the Battle of Saratoga?
1778
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
last battle of the war, where British General Cornwallis surrendered
When was the Battle of Yorktown?
1781
Who drafted the Treaty of Paris?
Ben Franklin
Who signed the Treaty of Paris?
France, Britain, and America
When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
1783
What was the government under the articles of Confederation?
weak national government, states had power
Who liked the government under the Articles of Confederation?
Anti-Federalists
When was the articles of Confederation adopted?
1777
What was the government like under the constitution?
Created a stronger national government
Who liked the government under the constitution?
Federalists
When was the Constitution adopted?
1789
What was the Whiskey Rebllion?
riot over whiskey tax, Washington sent in an army – no tolerance to resistance
When was the Whiskey Rebellion?
1794
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