Chapter 10: Growing Tensions between Britain and the Colonies Review Game READY….GOOD LUCK!
War between Britain and the French for land in the Americas. DEFINITIONS TO KNOW… War between Britain and the French for land in the Americas. French and Indian War
After the French and Indian War, Britain left soldiers in the colonies to protect them from French, Spanish and Native American attacks. They created a law to force colonist to provide a room, food, supplies and transportation to the soldiers. This law was called ______________________. The Quartering Act
When the colonists publicly complained about laws that they thought were unfair. protest
After the French and Indian War, Britain was left with a lot of _____________. debt
The laws or ________ that Britain created in the American colonies, angered the citizens in the 13 colonies. acts
The people that form the law-making part of the British Government are know as…. Parliament
Taxation without representation The British Parliament created the Stamp Act in 1765, the colonists were being forced to pay taxes when they had no say in making the law. They were protesting against ______________. Taxation without representation
Nine delegates from the 13 colonies travelled to New York to discuss the Stamp Act with representatives from the British Government. This meeting was called the_________________________. Stamp Act Congress
After the Stamp Act Congress meeting, the Stamp Act was __________________ by the British Government. repealed
After 5 years of colonist and soldier tensions, a violent confrontation left 5 colonists dead. The colonists referred to this event as ____________________, to make it sound more awful and gain support to protest against the British Government. The Boston Massacre
The ___________________of 1773 tried to force colonists to pay taxes for tea from the British East Indian Company of Britain. Tea Act
Angry colonists dressed up as Native Americans and climbed on the tea ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the water. This even was known as… The Boston Tea Party
King George and the British Parliament was angry about the Boston Tea Party, they passed new laws that the colonists called…. The Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress To fight the Intolerable Acts like the Boston Port Act, leaders from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philidelphia to discuss the problems with Britain. This group was called the_________________________. First Continental Congress
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