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What two countries fought in the French and Indian War
France and Britain
Over what area of land did Britain and France fight over
the ohio river valley
Both the British and the French wanted the ohio river valley to trade what
fur
Who believed that if the colonies united they would have a better chance at winning the war.
Benjamin Franklin
After France was ready to make peace with Britain, the two countries signed an agreement called the _______ __ ______
Treaty of Paris
Why did the British parliament decide to start taxing the American colonists.
To help pay off the debt of the French and Indian war
What is a tax.
Money that people pay to their government in return for a service
What five items were taxed under the sugar act of 1764.
Sugar, coffee, wine, indigo, cloth
What was taxed under the stamp act of 1765
Any item printed on paper
To buy an item printed on paper colonists had to pay for a what
tax stamp
Colonists felt as though their local representatives should to pass taxes, not who
British Parliament
Explain what taxation without representation means.
Colonists felt they should have representatives in their local government and not by British parliament
Who made an angry speech against the stamp act.
Patrick Henry
who were the sons of liberty
a group formed across many colonies to fight for freedom from other countries.
Name the leader of the sons of liberty in Boston
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams and who led protests against the stamp act.
sons of liberty.
What happened to the stamp act in 1766
it was repealed
The acts that taxed tea, lead, paint, glass, and paper were called the what
Townshend acts
How did the colonists feel about the townshend acts
The colonists were angry about the new taxes and threatened violence against British tax officials
Why did the colonists boycott buying British goods
To avoid paying taxes, they made their own goods instead
What did parliament eventually do to the townshend acts
they repealed them all except for the tax on tea
Where did the British government send soldiers to protect British tax officials
Boston
Explain what happened in the Boston Massacre
A fight broke out between angry colonists and British troops where five colonists were killed
How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre
five
