French and Indian War + Events Leading up to the DOI Flashcards
what was the con of the british winning the war
the war put them in debt so they had to put taxes on the colonies
what was the proclamation line of 1763
it prohibited american colonist from settling on land acquired by the french in the french and indian war
what is taxation without representation
when colonists are taxed without having a say
what american document eventually spilt colonies from britain
Declaration of Independence
which american document addressed colonial grievances/concerns
Declaration of Independence
what are the stamp acts
a tax that required colonists to pay for a stamp to place on all official goods
what are the quatering acts
required colonists to house british soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies
what is the townshend revenue act
a tax on all manufactured goods and allowed british troops to search peoples homes
what is the boston massacre
when british soldiers fired into a group of angry colonists (killing 5 and wounding more)
what did colonists believe the british violated
their natural rights
what were natural rights (according to the Declaration of Independence)
Life,Liberty,Pursuit of Happiness
what are the 5 grievances that concerned the colonists
taxation without representation, limiting judicial power, quartering troops, dissolving legislature, suspending trial by jury (in many cases)
what are the intolerable acts
they were meant to bring order back to the colonies, but were instead cruel punishments for the boston tea party
what was the boston tea party
where colonists would boycott tea and dump it into the water
what is the tea act
a tax on tea
