1. Chapter 8 Review Pages 268-297

2. The French and Indian War was fought in North America between what two countries?

3. France and Britain

4. Which side won the French & Indian War? …the French or the British?

5. the British the British

6. What was the name of the war the French & Indian War turned into?

7. The Seven Years War

8. What was the cause of Pontiac’s Rebellion?

9. Chief Pontiac wanted to stop the loss of Indian hunting grounds.

10. A proclamation is an order from a country’s leader to its citizens. What proclamation stated the British colonists could NOT buy, hunt on, or sell land west of the Appalachian Mountains?

11. Proclamation of 1763 Proclamation of 1763

12. What were the names of the first three acts or taxes placed on the colonists?

13. Sugar Act Stamp Act Townshend Act

14. What did the Sugar Act do to the colonists?

15. The Sugar Act placed a tax on sugar coming into the colonies.

16. What did the Stamp Act do to the colonists?

17. The Stamp Act placed a tax on newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, playing cards, and other legal documents.

18. What did the Townshend Act do to the colonists?

19. The Townshend Act placed a tax on: lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea.

20. What event occurred when fighting broke out between the colonists and British soldiers on March 5, 1770?

21. Boston Massacre

22. The first person to be killed in the struggle for American liberty was a former slave named __.

23. Crispus Attucks Crispus Attucks

24. What was the name of the historical event that happened on December 16, 1773. On this day colonists dressed up as Indians, boarded ships in the Boston Harbor, and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water.

25. Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party

26. As a result of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament then passed a number of new laws to punish the colonists for destroying the tea. What was the name of the act passed by Parliament called?

27. Intolerable Acts What did the Intolerable Acts do to the colonists? Intolerable Acts What did the Intolerable Acts do to the colonists?

28. Intolerable Acts 1. … closed the Boston Harbor. 2. …banned town meetings. 3. …forced the colonists to provide housing and food for the British soldiers.

29. Who were the three men that rode to Lexington to warn the colonists the British were coming?

30. Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott

31. What battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

32. Battle of Lexington & Concord

33. Who said “I am not a Virginian, but an American”?

34. Patrick Henry ---------------------- What did he mean when he said that? Patrick Henry ---------------------- What did he mean when he said that?

35. He said this in an effort to unite the thirteen colonies into one group of states known as the United States of America.

36. The first step Congress made in preparing for war with Britain was to form an army. What was this army called?

37. Continental Army Continental Army

38. Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army ?

39. George Washington

40. VOCABULARY

41. What vocabulary term refers to a sudden, complete change, such as the overthrow of an established government ?

42. revolution revolution

43. A _?_ is a formal meeting of representatives.

44. congress congress

45. A list of rights that a government cannot take away from people is called a _?_. A list of rights that a government cannot take away from people is called a _?_.

46. Bill of Rights Bill of Rights

47. A _?_ is a person who is the first to settle a new place.

48. pioneer pioneer

49. The colonists were upset because they felt no one was speaking for, or representing, them in the British Parliament. What did the colonists feel they did not have?

50. representation representation

51. The Stamp Act forced many colonists to _?_, or refuse to buy, British goods.

52. boycott boycott

53. Parliament had complete control over tea coming into the colonies. What vocabulary term refers to having complete control over a product?

54. monopoly monopoly

55. King George would not allow ships to enter or leave the Boston Harbor. To do this he ordered the British fleet to form a _?_. King George would not allow ships to enter or leave the Boston Harbor. To do this he ordered the British fleet to form a _?_.

56. blockade blockade

57. Special militia units that were ready to fight at a “minute’s notice” were called _?_.

58. minutemen minutemen

59. King George III hired and paid soldiers from other countries to help the British fight the colonists. These hired soldiers were called _?_.

60. mercenaries mercenaries

61. Patrick Henry was accused of working against the government. What vocabulary term refers to “working against one’s government”?

62. treason treason

63. When someone has a plan for spending money they have a _?_.

64. budget budget

65. STUDY!!!STUDY!!!