Chapter 11 Test Corrections
39. Importance of Journals and newspapers-
40. Pontiacs Rebellion- After the French and Indian War, colonists began moving westward and settling on Indian land. This migration led to Pontiac's Rebellion in 1763, when a large number of Indian tribes banded together under the Ottawa chief Pontiac to keep the colonists from taking over their land. Pontiac's Rebellion led to Britain's Proclamation of 1763, which stated that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. added by a handful of French traders wanted to drive British out of Ohio county; overall but 3 British post; uprising- British send blankets infected with pox.
41. Quartering Act- 1765- Measure required that certain colonies provide food and quarters to the British troops, and provide them with shelter / a vacant building. New York was one of the main colonies that opposed this act.
42. Prohibitory Act- On July 8, 1775, the colonies made a final offer of peace to Britain, agreeing to be loyal to the British government if it addressed their grievances (repealed the Coercive Acts, ended the taxation without representation policies). It was rejected by Parliament, which in December 1775 passed the American Prohibitory Act forbidding all further trade with the colonies.
- read http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1272.html
43. Boston Massacre- An event that killed five Boston colonist by British troops. It was sparked by a colonial rebellion in result of British taxes and the British opened fire. On March 4, 1770, a group of colonials started throwing rocks and snowballs at some British soldiers; the soldiers panicked and fired their muskets, killing a few colonials. This outraged the colonies and increased anti-British sentiment.
44. Financial Problems in the mid 1700s- Heavy debt owed to the British
45. American Revolutionary War military commanders-
46. ‘No taxation without representation”- cry used by the colonists to protest the Stamp Act of 1765. The
40. Pontiacs Rebellion- After the French and Indian War, colonists began moving westward and settling on Indian land. This migration led to Pontiac's Rebellion in 1763, when a large number of Indian tribes banded together under the Ottawa chief Pontiac to keep the colonists from taking over their land. Pontiac's Rebellion led to Britain's Proclamation of 1763, which stated that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. added by a handful of French traders wanted to drive British out of Ohio county; overall but 3 British post; uprising- British send blankets infected with pox.
41. Quartering Act- 1765- Measure required that certain colonies provide food and quarters to the British troops, and provide them with shelter / a vacant building. New York was one of the main colonies that opposed this act.
42. Prohibitory Act- On July 8, 1775, the colonies made a final offer of peace to Britain, agreeing to be loyal to the British government if it addressed their grievances (repealed the Coercive Acts, ended the taxation without representation policies). It was rejected by Parliament, which in December 1775 passed the American Prohibitory Act forbidding all further trade with the colonies.
- read http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1272.html
43. Boston Massacre- An event that killed five Boston colonist by British troops. It was sparked by a colonial rebellion in result of British taxes and the British opened fire. On March 4, 1770, a group of colonials started throwing rocks and snowballs at some British soldiers; the soldiers panicked and fired their muskets, killing a few colonials. This outraged the colonies and increased anti-British sentiment.
44. Financial Problems in the mid 1700s- Heavy debt owed to the British
45. American Revolutionary War military commanders-
46. ‘No taxation without representation”- cry used by the colonists to protest the Stamp Act of 1765. The