Road to Revolution in North America

Where did Native Americans come from originally

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Name a famous figure from English Renaissance

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What did the French seek in North America?

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Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and was known as the first martyr of the Revolution

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What was the effect of the French and Indian War?

• The British colonists gained independence from Britain

• Britain gained all of the land in North America

• The war put the British in debt so they taxed the colonists

Proclamation of 1763

• Told the Colonists the could NOT settle EAST of the Appalachian Mountains

• Told the Colonists the could NOT settle WEST of the Appalachian Mountains

Group of patriots who formed a resistance group against British monarchy.

• Daughters of the King

• Sons of Liberty

• Families of the Future

The Stamp Act was created to...

• collect taxes to pay for the French & Indian War.

• punish the patriots for the Boston Tea Party.

• pay for mail to travel across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Coercive Acts were also known as...

• the Intolerable Acts.

• the Sugar Act.

• the Stamp Act.

Thomas Jefferson wrote this document July 4, 1776 -

• The Olive Branch Petition

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence