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Differences Divide Britain and Its Colonies
Chapter 7
20 Questions!
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Who made laws for all the British people?
British Parliament and the monarchs
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What is the right to make your own laws?
self-government
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A government in which the people take part is a
_________.
democracy
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Parliament ________ the Stamp Act when they
heard about the anger of the colonist. This meant
it was no longer a law.
repealed
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A ________ is a meeting of representatives who have the authority to
make decisions.
congress
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How did the life of the colonist change after the French and Indian War?
They had to pay more taxes, governors are given more
authority, and they were told not to settle the western lands.
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Both the French and the British had Indian ______,
or friends, in the war?
allies
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Another word for taxes o goods brought into the
country is ______.
tariff
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Patrick Henry was charged with _____, because some
Loyalist said he was working against the British
government. ?
treason
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What did representatives do at the first meeting of Continental Congress?
agreed to stop all trade with Britain
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Many colonists believed there should be “no
taxation without _______________”.
representation
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What is another word for Tories or the colonists that were loyal to the
King?
loyalists
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What is another word for the colonists that were
against the British?
Patriots
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What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
to spread news about protests (they wrote
letters to one another)
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Why was the Sugar Act passed?
Parliament decided that its colonies should help
pay for the war
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What did the Proclamation of 1763
make illegal?
settling west of the Appalachians
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Why did people begin settling in Tennessee in
1769?
they thought that if they fought for land, they could settle it
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Was the Boston Massacre really a massacre?
No, because a massacre means the killing of a number of
people that cannot defend themselves. Only 5 colonist
were killed that day.
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Why were colonists angered by the stamp
act?
they had no part in the making of the law
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The British ordered the colonists to _____, or pay
for the housing of the British soldiers.
quarter
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Who was Crispus Attucks?
an escaped slaved who was the first to die in the Boston massacre
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What did the colonists boycott, or refuse to buy?
British goods
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Why did the Continental Congress meet?
To decide what to do about the latest actions
of the British government
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Where were the first shots of the
Revolutionary war fired?
Lexington
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To the colonist, _______ meant the freedom to make their own laws.
liberty
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____________was an inventor and a scientist
as well as a colonial leader.
Benjamin Franklin
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Fighters that could be ready in a minute to
defend Massachusetts were called _____.
Minutemen
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In order to buy or do one thing, you often have to give up something else.
What is this called?
trade-off
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What you give up in a trade-off is called the ________________.
opportunity cost
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That’s All!
Keep Sharp Minds!
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