2. PriorWhat three politicaldivisions existed within the 13
English colonies? 3. PreviewingWhich nation is likelyto fight with
Britain over territory in North America? 4. Essential QuestionWhat
isindependence? 5. Essential QuestionWhy was winning theFrench and
Indian War the beginning of conflict for the British and the
colonists ? 6. Essential Questions How did Britain's victory in the
French and Indian War mark the end of the French empire in North
America? 7. Essential Questions How did taxation without
representation further contribute to the struggle for independence?
8. Essential Question What were the strengths and weaknesses of the
Patriots and the British during the American Revolution? 9.
European powerscompeted for trade and colonies around the globe.
10. France andEngland both claimed land in North America. 11.
English settlerspushing westward clashed with French fur traders in
the Ohio Valley. 12. Native Americans werecaught up in the
conflict. Algonquins and Hurons sided with the French. Iroquois
supported the English. 13. In 1754, France and GreatBritain began
to fight in the Ohio River Valley. English settlers called the
fight against France and their Indian allies the French and Indian
War. 14. Sugar Cane 15. Molasses 16. RUM 17. Rum Still 18. The
Death of General Wolfe is awell-known 1770 painting by
Anglo-American artist Benjamin West depicting the death of British
General James Wolfe during the 1759 Battle of Quebec of the Seven
Years 19. The death of Gen. Wolfe at theBattle of Quebec. British
forces under Wolfe's command took Quebec on September 13, 1759,
effectively ending the French and Indian War. 20. Battle of Quebec
Plains of Abraham 21. Formative Question 22. As a result of
theFrench and Indian War... 23. a) the Iroquois deserted the
British. b) the city of Pittsburgh grew up. c) France lost its
empire in North America. d) France controlled shipping on the St.
Lawrence River. 24. Formative Question 25. In North America,
theFrench and the English clashed over... 26. a)land claims and fur
trade. b) which Native Americans would be their allies. c) clearing
the forests. d) rights to the Mississippi River. 27. The Treaty of
Paris The treaty marked the end ofFrench power in North America.
Britain gained Canada and all French lands east of the Mississippi
River except New Orleans. 28. The Treaty of Paris Spain gave up
Florida to Britain. Spain received New Orleans andall French land
west of the Mississippi. Spain kept its empire in Central and South
America. 29. Boston Massacre 30. Britain sent soldiersto Boston to
protect customs officials. 31. Bostonians saw theBritish as bullies
and insulted or even assaulted the British soldiers. 32. On March
5, 1770,Bostonians gathered outside the Boston customs house,
shouting insults and throwing ice and rocks at the British guards.
33. Panicked soldiersfired into the crowd, killing some colonists.
34. Colonists protestedthe incident, calling it the Boston
Massacre. 35. The soldiers were tried,but John Adams defended them
and was able to win light sentences for them. 36. Samuel Adams
formed acommittee of correspondence, a group that regularly wrote
letters and pamphlets reporting to other colonies on events in
Massachusetts. 37. PriorWhat isintolerable? 38. Tea 39. The
American Revolution Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773 40. Original
Tea Party Chest 41. The British East IndiaCompany sold tea to
colonial tea merchants. The tea merchants sold the tea to the
colonists for a higher price. 42. When the British EastIndia
Company had money troubles, Parliament passed the Tea Act. 43. The
act said BritishEast India Company could sell directly to
colonists. 44. American merchants protested being cut out of the
tea trade. Other colonists said it was a trick to force colonists
to pay the tax on tea. Colonists boycotted tea. 45. The Boston Sons
of Libertyshowed their displeasure by staging the Boston Tea Party.
Disguised as Indians, they raided three ships and dumped their
cargo of tea into Boston harbor. 46. Intolerable Actspassed
topunish Massachusetts The port of Boston was closed. 47.
Massachusetts colonistscould not hold town meetings more than once
a year without the governors permission. 48. Customs officers
andother officials could be tried in Britain or Canada instead of
in Massachusetts. 49. A new QuarteringAct said colonists must house
British soldiers in their homes. 50. Formative Question 51.
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts toa) collect taxes on tea.
b) punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. c) separate
French Canadians from English colonists. 52. Formative Question 53.
When British troops marched on Lexington and Concord, theya)
shouted The redcoats are coming! b) surprised the colonists. c)
clashed with armed minutemen. 54. What?Quebec Act 55. What
happened?Parliament set up a government for Canada. 56.
ResultsAngered colonists because it included the land between the
Ohio and Missouri Rivers as part of Canada, which the English
colonists claimed. 57. What?First Continental Congress 58. What
happened?Delegates from 12 colonies gathered in Philadelphia. 59.
Results Boycott all British goods and tostop exporting goods to
Britain. Urged each colony to set up a militia, which is an army of
citizens who serve as soldiers in an emergency. Agreed to meet
again the next year. 60. Who?Minuteman 61. What happened?A
volunteer prepared to resist the British. 62. ResultsBritish heard
that the minutemen had arms stored near Boston. 63. Where?Lexington
64. What happened?Village near Boston. Minutemen met British
soldiers on the village green. 65. ResultsShots rang out. Colonists
were killed. 66. Where?Concord 67. What happened?Town near Boston.
Minutemen met British soldiers on Concord bridge. 68.
ResultsColonists forced the British to retreat. With the battles at
Lexington and Concord, war had begun.
