The Costs of War and Taxes and Laws

Before the United States became a country, many people called the United States a...

• French colony
• Spanish colony
• new land
• Dutch colony

What is a country?

• A country is land that is controlled by a single government.
• It's a state
• Colonies

Why did people come to the new land?

• They wanted to find new ways to make money.
• They wanted to choose their own religion
• Both A and B are correct

Who was living on the new land before Great Britain?

• The Dutch
• Mrs. Joy and Ms. Jill
• The Native Americans

What's a colony?

• A colony is the name of Native Americans
• A colony is a group of people who find a new area of land to build settlement.
• A colony is the cost of war.

What was the name of the war that began May 1756?

• The French and Indian War
• The American Revolution
• The war of the west
• The Great Britain War

What happened February 1763

• The French and Indian War ended
• The British war ended
• The colonists had a gathering with the king. 

Why did the war begin?

• The war began because the Native Americans wanted money.
• The war began because the king wanted gold.
• The war began because the king wanted more money.
• The war began over land.

Who won the French and Indian War

• British
• Native Americans
• French
• Mr. Anthony

What would the king not let the colonists do?

• He would not let them spread out on the land they won.
• He would not let them build houses.
• He would not let them bake bread
• He would not let them pay for the war.