Pre Rev Quiz 1 Flashcards
Who is Britain’s law making body?
Parliament
What means refuse to buy something?
Boycott
A group of volunteers who fight in times of emergency
Militia
Who is the British General who led troops against the French and Indians?
General Braddock
What put a tax on newspapers, calendars and legal papers
Stamp act
What did the British vote to do to the stamp act due to protests?
Repeal
What placed a tax on molasses and rum?
Sugar act
What are two results of the French and Indian war?
Proclamation of 1763 and the Treaty of France
What placed a tax on tea, glass and paint?
Townshend act
Did General Braddock listen to George Washington about the soldier’s red coats?
No
What required that colonists allow the soldier’s food and a place to sleep?
Quartering act
Why did parliament pass the sugar and stamp act?
They were in debt from the French and Indian war
What caused the French and Indian war?
France and Britain fought over control of the Ohio River Valley
