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What is Europe?
Fill in the Blank: Whenever France and England were at war, their colonies went to war as well. Most of the fighting took place in ______.
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What is the Albany plan of Union?
A proposal developed by a committee led by Benjamin Franklin
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What is Financial Problem?
Fill in the Blank: The British government adopted a new policy to solve its __________.
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What is Sugar Act?
The American Revenue Act was introduced by Grenville in 1764, known as the....
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What is Writ of Assistance?
A search warrant enabling customs officers to enter any location to look for evidence of smuggling.
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What is Dominance?
Being in a state or position of command or control over all others.
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Edward Braddock
In 1755, a British General arrived in Virginia with 1,400 British Troops.
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George Grenville
What was the name of the Prime Minister and the first lord of the Treasury.
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What is Inflation?
The loss of value of money.
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George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson.
Who were the three leaders of the house of Burgesses that were mentioned in the lesson.
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George Washington.
A young militia officer was asked to expel the French.
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What is Retreat?
Fill in the Blank: French and Native American forces ambushed the British, and Braddock was quelled. Washington rallied the men and organized a _______.
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What is British?
In 1763, the chief of the Ottawa people, decided to go to war against the...
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What is Currency Act?
This Act banned the use of paper money in the colonies because it tended to lose value quickly.
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What is Lobster Backs?
Fill in the Blank: Bostonians referred to the British troops stationed there as "_________" because of the red coats they wore.
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1754
Washington's troops marched toward the Ohio River in the spring of....
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What is the Successful Ambush?
This angered the Delaware people who began attacking British settlers in Western Pennsylvania.
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What is Customs Duty?
Tax on imports and exports.
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October 1765
The Stamp Act Congress occurred in....
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1768
In Boston, riots sparked by the Townshend duties led customs officials to demand additional protection in June...
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What is Fort Necessity?
After a brief battle, Washington retreated and built a stockade named...
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1763
The French and Indian War ended in...
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1763
In what year did George Grenville became the Prime Minister?
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What is Nonimportation Agreement?
A pledge by merchant not to buy imported from a particular source.
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A British Soldier
Who called Captain Thomas Preston for help?
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