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