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What is the fur trade?
This is the reason the French wanted control of the Ohio River Valley.
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What is the area West of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Treaty of Paris gave the British control over this area of land.
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What is siege?
French forces did this to Fort Necessity hoping to take it over.
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Who is John Dickinson?
He wrote "Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania", opposing taxes.
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What is 12?
This is the number of colonies that sent delegates to the First Continental Congress.
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What is building forts there?
France tried to control the Ohio River Valley by doing what?
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What is the cost of war?
Because of this, the British leaders wanted to increase taxes.
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What is an ally?
During the French and Indian War, the Native Americans had this relationship with the French because the French did not threaten Native American land.
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Who Ben Franklin?
He used his newspaper and his leadership to persuade colonists to join the fight for liberty.
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What is send them to the king?
The First Continental Congress wrote down their concerns to do this with them.
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What is the Quaker religion?
This is the reason why the government of the early 1700's did NOT start a war with the French.
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What is all 13?
This is the number of colonies affected by the Stamp Act.
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What is Parliament?
This is the British lawmaking body.
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Who is Samuel Adams?
He wanted to remove all of Parliaments powers over the colonies.
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What is Britain?
The First Continental Congress wanted to stop trade with this country.
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What is prevent the British from taking more land?
The Native Americans were trying to do this by joining in Pontiac's War.
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What is British selling fewer goods?
Because of the Townsend Acts, the colonists protested and boycotted, causing this to happen.
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What is a petition?
People may sign one of these to show their support for a particular view.
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Who is Pontiac?
He led the strongest Native American resistance that the British ever faced.
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What is a militia?
First Continental Congress organized this in case there was a need for battle.
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Who is General Henry Bouquet?
This is the person sent to defend Fort Pitt during Pontiac's War.
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What is the repeal in 1766?
This marked the end of the Stamp Act.
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What is a militia?
This is an army of ordinary citizens that can be called together in emergencies.
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Who is General Edward Braddock?
He led the British troops to Fort Duquesne in 1755.
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What is meet again?
The delegates of First Continental Congress agreed to do this if the king did not meet their needs.
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