Topic 3 Social Studies Flashcards
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what were britain and france fighting over?
north american lands
what did britain and france control by the mid 1700s?
larg portions of north american land
what did the french claim?
the ohio river valley
why did the iroquois side with france?
they felt they had a stronger military
who declared war on france in 1756?
britain
who allied with the british?
the ioquois
what was signed in 1763?
treaty of paris
who did france surrender most of its land to?
britain and spain
who controlled much land east of the mississippi?
britain
what did the proclamation of 1763 do?
prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachians
how did the colonists react to the procliamation of 1763?
they ignored it and felt their right to live where they wanted was violated
who fought off the british at fort dusquesne?
french and native americans
why did britain impose new taxes?
to pay for the french and indian war
what was the sugar act?
an act that placed an import tax on products
what was the stamp act?
an act that placed taxes on paper goods
how did the colonists protest?
by boycotting british goods
the townshend acts were passed and what was taxed?
goods imported to the colonies
why did samuel adams establish the committees of correspondence?
to inform the colonies of the british’s actions by shooting 5 colonists
what was the tea act?
an act that britain had control over the sale of tea
what was the boston tea party?
an event when the sons of liberty threw 342 chests of tea in the boston harbor
what were the intolerable acts?
harsh laws passed by the british which were placed on the colonists
what happened at the first continental congress?
britain rejected the colonies’ demands
what did paul revere do?
warned the colonists in Lexington and Concord that the british were coming
what was the olive branch petition?
a petition that stated the colonists were the king’s loyal subjects
