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| The only colony of France in north America, it stretched from the Atlantic Ocean, up the St. Lawrence River in Quebec to the Great Lakes, and then down the Mississippi River Valley to New Orleans. People were hunters and trappers. |
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| Ben Franklin's idea to have the colonies work together with Britain to help to defeat the French and Indians in the French and Indian War. The colonies chose not to listen, leading to taxes after the war for the war debt. |
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| War between Britain and the French and Indians in North America. The win for Britain gave them control of North America, including the colonies up to the Mississippi River and Canada. |
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| General Edward "Bulldog" Braddock |
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| British General during the French and Indian War who tried to lead a sneak attack at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Braddock was killed after being caught. |
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| "Runners of the Woods" - french colonists who acted as trappers and fur traders. Friends with Indians. |
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| Fighting style of the French in the French and Indian War. Hiding behind rocks and trees, soldiers engage in "hit and run" tactics. |
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| This treaty ended the French and Indian War and gave our French lands in North America to the British. |
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| The largely unexplored area beyond settlements. |
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| Native Americans fight Whites over lands in the Detroit area. |
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| Creates a line along the Appalachian Mountains to separate the English colonists from the Naive Americans. Failed to prevent conflicts between the groups. |
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| British tax on sugar and molasses in an effort to pay the F and I War debt. |
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| No Taxation without Representation |
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| Colonists request that they have some input in the British Parliament before taxes are placed on them. |
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| Committees of Correspondence |
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| Sons and Daughters of Liberty group who wrote propaganda articles and letters throughout the colonies to make Britain look bad. |
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| Refusal to buy or use a product or service to achieve a goal. An example is students refusing to buy school lunches until they are healthier. |
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| A tax on legal documents, dice, playing cards, and newspapers in order to help the British pay off the French and Indian War debt. This tax was boycotted by colonists. |
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| Sons and Daughters of Liberty |
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| Group created in Boston and Led by Samuel Adams. Focused on making Britain look bad. |
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| Leader of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, he was a trouble-making expert in the colonies. |
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| Mr. Kresge's favorite - a tax on lead, paint, paper, glass and tea in order to pay off the French and Indian War debt. These products were boycotted in the colonies. |
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| British customs officials were authorized to check anyone at anytime for any reason in the colonies. This hurt the smuggling trade in New England. |
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| March 6, 1770 attack of British guards at the Custom's House in Boston. Started with the Sons and Daughters of Liberty throwing snowballs and bottles at the guards. |
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| An exaggeration or the truth or even outright lie in order to influence people. This is something the Sons and Daughters of Liberty. |
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| A law that permitted direct sale of tea to colonists. This law angered the Sons and Daughters of Liberty because they felt the law was designed to harm colonial shop keepers. |
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| A series of laws designed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Among other things, the Quartering Act was made stronger and the Boston Harbor was closed to traffic. |
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