Unit 1: High-Yield Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Treaty of Paris, and what year was it established?
A
Ended French and Indian War; 1763
2
Q
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
A
Parliament passed laws to tax colonists to pay for costs of keeping large standing army in America
3
Q
Why was the French and Indian war started, and when?
A
1754 - Great Britain challenged French for land that is now Ohio and western Pennsylvania
4
Q
What is the Stamp Act?
A
Put a tax on printed stuff
5
Q
What are the Intolerable Acts?
A
Closed the ports of Boston as punishment for Boston Tea Barbor and also allowed British officials accused of major crimes to be tried
6
Q
What were the Committees of Correspondence?
A
x
7
Q
Who wrote the Common Sense?
A
x
8
Q
Why are the Sons of Liberty important?
A
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