LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION Various Acts of Parliament designed

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION Various Acts of Parliament designed to control the colonies

THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR

FAMOUS REVOLUTIONARIES Colonial men who left their mark on history.

Who wants to be a millionaire? Arrange the following events in chronological order:

Parliamentary Acts This Act required colonists to lodge British troops in their homes. The Quartering Act

French and Indian War In his first military command, George Washington …. was defeated but allowed to retreat

Famous Revolutionaries Name the Massachusetts politician who opposed the moderates’ solution to the imperial crisis at the first Continental Congress. John Adams

Millionaire? Arrange the following events in chronological order: A) Treaty of Paris B) Declaratory Act C) Sugar Act D) Repeal of Stamp Act A, C, D, B

Parliamentary Acts This Act asserted Parliament’s absolute power over the colonies. The Declaratory Act

French and Indian War When William Pitt became Prime Minister during the F & I War, he focused his military strategy on the capture of French Canada.

Famous Revolutionaries A pamphleteer who first organized committees to exchange ideas and information on resisting British policy. Samuel Adams

Millionaire? Arrange the following events in chronological order: A) Clash at Lexington/Con. D B) 1 st Continental Congress C C) Quebec Act B D) Boston Tea Party A

Parliamentary Acts The 1 st British law intended to raise money in the colonies. The Sugar Act

French and Indian War As a result of the war, Great Britain A) gained control of Louisiana B) became the dominant power in North America C) annexed the island of Cuba D) all of the above B

Famous Revolutionaries The first casualty of the Boston Massacre of 1770. Crispus Attucks

Millionaire? Match each person with their talent: A)Jonathan Edwards 1. Poet B) Ben Franklin 2. Scientist C) Phillis Wheatley 3. Theologian 4. Artist A-3, B-2, C-1

Parliamentary Acts Passage of these two Acts convinced colonists that the British were trying to take away their liberty. The Sugar and Stamp Acts

French and Indian War The climactic clash between Britain and France sprang from their rivalry for control of …. The Ohio River Valley

Famous Revolutionaries In Boston, colonists who took to the streets in violent protest against the Stamp Act were called …. The Sons of Liberty

Millionaire? Match each denomination with the region where it predominated: A)Congregationalist 1. The Frontier B) Anglican 2. New England C) Presbyterian 3. The South A-2, B-3, C-1

En France children France enters the race for the Americas with settlements in what is now Canada.

The Population Questions specific to the make-up and character of the colonists.

Mercantilism Fair or unfair, that depends on who you are.

Potpourri A smorgasbord of questions not necessarily related to one another.

France in the New World The primary economic pursuit of early settlers in New France was …. Fur trapping

Population New England, Middle, or South-fill in blanks The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was ______ whereas ____was the least diverse. The Middle Colonies, New England

Mercantilism Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies existed only to … serve mother Britain – including 1) Provide raw materials 2) Build ships for trade and navy 3) Provide markets for British goods

Potpourri In colonial America, education was most zealously promoted in the …. New England colonies

France in the New World Unlike the English colonies in America, in New France …. there were no popularly elected assemblies.

Population Compared to the rest of the world, the population in the 13 colonies was the most …. diverse, although predominantly Anglo-Saxon.

Mercantilism Despite the benefits of the mercantile system, the colonists disliked it because …. colonists believed they were not allowed to grow economically.

Potpourri The most important economic enterprise in the American colonies was …. Agriculture

France in the New World A key reason that France needed to control the Ohio Valley was to …. link its Canadian holdings with those in the Mississippi Valley.

Population The riches created by the growing slave population in the American South …. were not distributed evenly among whites.

Mercantilism Under the system, the British reserved the right to do all EXCEPT …. A) prevent paper currency B) restrict passage of lax bankruptcy laws C) determine colonial manufacturing D) prevent development of armed militias D

Potpourri One outstanding feature common to all of the eventual rebellious colonies was their …. rapidly growing populations.

France in the New World When the Acadians left Canada, they went to …. Louisiana

Population Who was allowed to vote in colonial elections? Property holders

Mercantilism The Proclamation of 1763 …. prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Potpourri The jury’s decision in the case of John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer, was significant because …. paved the way to freedom of expression.