LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION Various Acts of Parliament designed to control the colonies.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTIONLIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

Various Acts of Parliament Various Acts of Parliament designed to control the designed to control the

coloniescolonies

THE FRENCH & INDIAN THE FRENCH & INDIAN WARWAR

FAMOUS FAMOUS REVOLUTIONARIESREVOLUTIONARIES

Colonial men who left their Colonial men who left their mark on history.mark on history.

Who wants to be a millionaire?Who wants to be a millionaire?

Arrange the following events Arrange the following events in chronological order:in chronological order:

Parliamentary ActsParliamentary Acts

This Act required colonists to lodge This Act required colonists to lodge British troops in their homes.British troops in their homes.

The Quartering ActThe Quartering Act

French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War

In his first military command, In his first military command, George Washington ….George Washington ….

was defeated but allowed to retreatwas defeated but allowed to retreat

Famous RevolutionariesFamous Revolutionaries

Name the Massachusetts politician Name the Massachusetts politician who opposed the moderates’ who opposed the moderates’ solution to the imperial crisis at the solution to the imperial crisis at the first Continental Congress.first Continental Congress.

John AdamsJohn Adams

Millionaire?Millionaire?Arrange the following events in Arrange the following events in

chronological order:chronological order:

A)A) Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris

B)B) Declaratory ActDeclaratory Act

C)C) Sugar ActSugar Act

D)D) Repeal of Stamp ActRepeal of Stamp Act

A, C, D, BA, C, D, B

Parliamentary ActsParliamentary ActsThis Act asserted Parliament’s This Act asserted Parliament’s absolute power over the colonies.absolute power over the colonies.

The Declaratory ActThe Declaratory Act


When William Pitt became Prime When William Pitt became Prime Minister during the F & I War, heMinister during the F & I War, he

focused his military strategy on the focused his military strategy on the capture of French Canada.capture of French Canada.


A pamphleteer who first organized A pamphleteer who first organized committees to exchange ideas and committees to exchange ideas and information on resisting British information on resisting British policy.policy.

Samuel AdamsSamuel Adams

Millionaire?Millionaire?Arrange the following events in chronological Arrange the following events in chronological

order:order:

A)A) Clash at Lexington/Con.Clash at Lexington/Con.

B)B) 11stst Continental Congress Continental Congress

C)C) Quebec ActQuebec Act

D)D) Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea Party

DD

CC

BB

AA

Parliamentary ActsParliamentary ActsThe 1The 1stst British law intended to raise British law intended to raise money in the colonies.money in the colonies.

The Sugar ActThe Sugar Act

French and Indian WarFrench and Indian WarAs a result of the war, Great BritainAs a result of the war, Great Britain

A)A) gained control of Louisianagained control of Louisiana

B)B) became the dominant power became the dominant power in North Americain North America

C)C) annexed the island of Cubaannexed the island of Cuba

D)D) all of the aboveall of the aboveBB


The first casualty of the Boston The first casualty of the Boston Massacre of 1770.Massacre of 1770.

Crispus AttucksCrispus Attucks

Millionaire?Millionaire?Match each person with their talent:Match each person with their talent:

A)A)Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards 1. Poet1. Poet

B)B) Ben FranklinBen Franklin 2. Scientist2. Scientist

C)C) Phillis WheatleyPhillis Wheatley 3. Theologian3. Theologian

4. 4. ArtistArtist

A-3, B-2, C-1A-3, B-2, C-1

Parliamentary ActsParliamentary Acts

Passage of these two Acts convinced Passage of these two Acts convinced colonists that the British were colonists that the British were trying to take away their liberty.trying to take away their liberty.

The Sugar and Stamp ActsThe Sugar and Stamp Acts


The climactic clash between Britain The climactic clash between Britain and France sprang from their and France sprang from their rivalry for control of ….rivalry for control of ….

The Ohio River ValleyThe Ohio River Valley

Famous RevolutionariesFamous RevolutionariesIn Boston, colonists who took to the In Boston, colonists who took to the streets in violent protest against the streets in violent protest against the Stamp Act were called ….Stamp Act were called ….

The Sons of LibertyThe Sons of Liberty

Millionaire?Millionaire?Match each denomination with the region Match each denomination with the region

where it predominated: where it predominated:

A)A)CongregationalistCongregationalist 1. The Frontier1. The Frontier

B)B) AnglicanAnglican 2. New England2. New England

C)C) PresbyterianPresbyterian 3. The South3. The South

A-2, B-3, C-1A-2, B-3, C-1

En France childrenEn France children

France enters the race for France enters the race for the Americas with the Americas with

settlements in what is now settlements in what is now Canada.Canada.

The PopulationThe Population

Questions specific to the Questions specific to the make-up and character of make-up and character of

the colonists.the colonists.

MercantilismMercantilism

Fair or unfair, that depends Fair or unfair, that depends on who you are.on who you are.

PotpourriPotpourri

A smorgasbord of questions not A smorgasbord of questions not necessarily related to one necessarily related to one

another. another.

France in the New WorldFrance in the New World

The primary economic pursuit of The primary economic pursuit of early settlers in New France was ….early settlers in New France was ….

Fur trappingFur trapping

PopulationPopulationNew England, Middle, or South-fill in blanksNew England, Middle, or South-fill in blanks

The most ethnically diverse region of The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was ______ whereas colonial America was ______ whereas ________was the least diverse. ________was the least diverse.

The Middle Colonies, New EnglandThe Middle Colonies, New England

MercantilismMercantilismUnder mercantilist doctrine, the Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies existed only to …American colonies existed only to …

serve mother Britain – includingserve mother Britain – including

1)1) Provide raw materialsProvide raw materials

2)2) Build ships for trade and navyBuild ships for trade and navy

3)3) Provide markets for British goodsProvide markets for British goods

PotpourriPotpourriIn colonial America, education was In colonial America, education was most zealously promoted in the ….most zealously promoted in the ….

New England coloniesNew England colonies


Unlike the English colonies in Unlike the English colonies in America, in New France ….America, in New France ….

there were no popularly elected there were no popularly elected assemblies.assemblies.

PopulationPopulation

Compared to the rest of the world, Compared to the rest of the world, the population in the 13 colonies the population in the 13 colonies was the most ….was the most ….

diverse, although predominantly diverse, although predominantly Anglo-Saxon.Anglo-Saxon.

MercantilismMercantilism

Despite the benefits of the mercantile Despite the benefits of the mercantile system, the colonists disliked it system, the colonists disliked it because ….because ….

colonists believed they were not colonists believed they were not allowed to grow economically.allowed to grow economically.

PotpourriPotpourriThe most important economic enterprise The most important economic enterprise in the American colonies was ….in the American colonies was ….

AgricultureAgriculture

France in the New WorldFrance in the New WorldA key reason that France needed to A key reason that France needed to control the Ohio Valley was to ….control the Ohio Valley was to ….

link its Canadian holdings with those in link its Canadian holdings with those in the Mississippi Valley. the Mississippi Valley.

PopulationPopulationThe riches created by the growing The riches created by the growing slave population in the American slave population in the American South ….South ….

were not distributed evenly among were not distributed evenly among whites.whites.

MercantilismMercantilismUnder the system, the British reserved Under the system, the British reserved the right to do all EXCEPT ….the right to do all EXCEPT ….

A)A) prevent paper currencyprevent paper currency

B)B) restrict passage of lax bankruptcy lawsrestrict passage of lax bankruptcy laws

C)C) determine colonial manufacturingdetermine colonial manufacturing

D)D) prevent development of armed militiasprevent development of armed militias

DD

PotpourriPotpourriOne outstanding feature common to One outstanding feature common to all of the eventual rebellious colonies all of the eventual rebellious colonies was their ….was their ….

rapidly growing populations.rapidly growing populations.


When the Acadians left Canada, When the Acadians left Canada, they went to ….they went to ….

LouisianaLouisiana

PopulationPopulation

Who was allowed to vote in colonial Who was allowed to vote in colonial elections?elections?

Property holdersProperty holders

MercantilismMercantilismThe Proclamation of 1763 ….The Proclamation of 1763 ….

prohibited colonial settlement west of prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.the Appalachian Mountains.

PotpourriPotpourriThe jury’s decision in the case of The jury’s decision in the case of John Peter Zenger, a newspaper John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer, was significant because ….printer, was significant because ….

paved the way to freedom of expression.paved the way to freedom of expression.

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