Chapter 6 Social Studies

How did the colonists feel about paying taxes, and why did they feel that way?

What were the French and British fighting over in the French and Indian War?

• Ohio Valley

• American colonists wanted independence from Britain

• Native Americans did not like French people settling on western lands

• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies

What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency
• It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain
• It passed new tax laws for the colonies
• It sold western lands to settlers

When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?

• after the battles at Lexington and Concord
• after the Battle of Bunker Hill
• after the Boston Tea Party
• after Congress approved the Declaration of Independence

Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?

• they marked the end of the French and Indian War
• they forced Parliament to repeal all new tax laws
• they marked the beginning of the American Revolution
• they were the first battles led by George Washington

What did the Continental Congress develop to show their independence from Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

to use warships to prevent other ships from entering a harbor

• petition
• blockade
• alliance

the lawmaking branch of the British government

• representation
• Parliament
• treason

a signed request made to an official person or organization

• petition
• alliance
• resolution

a sudden, complete change, such as the overthrow of an established government

• grievance
• representation
• revolution