CHAPTER FIVESocial Studies Test Review

~Wednesday, October 22nd

~Mrs. Connor

BEFORE 1763, THE AMERICAN COLONIES HAD BEEN RULED BY:

themselves

WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR:

Britain’s empire expanded in North America. The Native Americans moved WEST.

THE PROCLAMATION OF 1763 PROHIBITED THE SETTLERS FROM MOVING…

WEST

THE STAMP ACT REQUIRED WHAT?

…a stamp on every piece of paper used

THE QUARTERING ACT

The law that ordered the colonists to provide housing, bedding, candles and other supplies such as cooking utensils, salt, and vinegar for the British soldiers

THE TOWNSHEND ACT PUT A TAX ON:

1. Glass2. Paint3. Paper4. Tea

BOSTON MASSACRE The British soldiers fired into a mob, killing

many including Crispus Attucks.

BOSTON TEA PARTY ~colonists dressed as Indians as they threw tea

into the Boston Harbor as a protest to the Tea Act

TEA ACT ~an attempt to bail out or help the British

East India Company by lowering the cost of its tea sold to the colonies

WHY WERE THEY CALLED THE INTOLERABLE ACTS?

because they were harsh and unacceptable…a result of the Boston Tea Party1.closed Boston Harbor2.Placed government under British control3.British soldiers tried in England4.England sent over more British troops

FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

In September 1774, 50 leaders from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to urge the King to hear their complaints and recognize their rights.

WHO WARNED THE COLONISTS THAT THE BRITISH WERE

COMING?

Paul Revere and William Dawes

LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

The loss and then the victory over the British that proved the Patriots were willing to fight and even die