1. William Pitt won the French and Indian War,
but he put England into a huge debt.
(Apx. 100 million pounds)
____________ was upset with the Treaty of
Paris and united with many tribes against
England.
_______________ burned many settlements.
___________ was a target, but the Indians
were stopped at ____________.

2. The last thing England needs is _____, so
let the ACTS begin.
Proclamation
Of 1763
Quartering Act

3. Navigation Act
Sugar Act
Currency Act

4. Stamp Act
The Stamp Act started the
Revolutionary spirit.
It’s not about the money,
it is about __________.

9. The Steps to a peaceful protest
( )
( )
3.________– refuse to _____ a product
to get your way or prove a point
Ask nicely
Form groups

10. Famous Boycotts Martin Luther King’s Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
Bumblebee Tuna Company
Nabisco Corporation

11. After the Stamp Act was removed, we thought
everything was OK. It was not.
Declaratory Act
Townshend Act
Writs of
Assistance

12. Colonists boycotted the Townshend Acts.
The boycott ________. This unified the
colonists as smuggling continued.
When Britain sent _________ (poorly trained
and aggressive soldiers) to Boston,
tensions rose.

13. Boston Massacre – It is a great example of
___________ (exaggerating the truth to gain
support for your cause. Sam Adams did this.
Facts of the event
- ____________ surrounded the __________.
- Words are exchanged
Redcoats come to help
Shots are fired
- ___ colonists died
Was this a massacre?

14. The verdict of the trial was the most important
part of the event.
The redcoats were tried for _________.
Most (including the officer) were ___________.
2 redcoats were of guilty of _______________.
There punishment was a __________________.
The punishment was
We now realize we are being treated badly.

15. Britain tried to calm us by repealing the
Townshend Acts, but the left a tax on _____.
Tea Act
England sold us their surplus ( ) tea very
cheaply. _____ per pound ( )
Colonists dressed as __________________ and
threw 342 chests of tea (23,000 lbs) into
Boston Harbor.
How much is that worth now? _____________

17. _____________ offered to pay for the tea to
help avoid conflict. The King _________.
Instead King George III enacted the
Coercive Acts ( )
1. Closed Boston until ___________________ ( )
2. Revoked the Mass. Charter ( )
3. British criminals were tried in ________ ( )
4. Quarter troops in Boston ( )
5. Martial Law ( )
special treatment
First Continental Congress – delegates from every
colony met in ______________ to debate our
response to the Intolerable Acts.

18. _______________ convinced many with the
quote, “ ______________________________.”
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the
matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace,
Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is
actually begun! The next gale that
sweeps from the north will bring to
our ears the clash of resounding arms!
Our brethren are already in the field!
Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have?
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and
slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know
not what course others may take; but as
for me, give me liberty or give me death!
We decide to keep boycotting and start training
an army !!!