Chapter 3: Discontent in the Colonies

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering the causes of the American Revolution, British colonial acts, major clashes, and the Declaration of Independence.

The French and Indian War began over competing claims to the resources in the __________ River Valley.

Ohio

British fortunes in the French and Indian War changed when __________ became Prime Minister and head of the British government.

William Pitt

The main objective for the British in defeating the French in North America was capturing __________, the capital of New France.

Quebec

The French and Indian War ended in 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of __________.

Paris

Under the Treaty of Paris of 1763, Spain gained control of French territory west of the Mississippi River, known as the __________ Territory.

Louisiana

Following the French and Indian War, an Ottawa chief named __________ led an armed rebellion and attacked the British fort at Detroit.

Pontiac

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited British colonists from settling west of the __________ Mountains.

Appalachian

Customs officers were authorized to obtain court documents called __________ of assistance to search colonists' houses and businesses for smuggled goods.

writs

To lower the incentive for smuggling, the British Parliament lowered the tax on molasses through the __________ Act.

Sugar

The __________ Act taxed almost all printed materials in the colonies, including newspapers and playing cards.

Stamp

In Boston, Samuel Adams organized a protest group known as the Sons of __________ who burned effigies of tax collectors.

Liberty

After repealing the Stamp Act, Parliament passed the __________ Act, declaring that Great Britain had full authority to tax the colonies.

Declaratory

The Townshend Acts placed internal import taxes on glass, paper, and __________.

tea

The first colonist killed during the Boston Massacre in March 1770 was __________.

Crispus Attucks

In 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as __________ Indians to dump cargo during the Boston Tea Party.

Mohawk

Because colonists found the Coercive Acts completely unacceptable, they referred to them as the __________ Acts.

Intolerable

In 1774, a total of __________ delegates met in Philadelphia to form the First Continental Congress.

55

Colonial militia members who boasted they could be ready to fight at a minute's warning were called __________.

minutemen

British General __________ marched toward Concord to seize and destroy colonial weapons stored there.

Thomas Gage

The first clash between British soldiers and colonial minutemen occurred at the town of __________.

Lexington

Although called the Battle of Bunker Hill, most of the actual fighting took place on __________ Hill.

Breed's

Colonists who opposed the revolution and chose to remain loyal to King George III were known as __________.

Loyalists

The Second Continental Congress sent King George III a final plea for peace and rights called the __________ Branch Petition.

Olive

Thomas Paine wrote a widely circulated pamphlet called __________ to argue against monarchy and support separation from Great Britain.

Common Sense

The main drafter of the Declaration of Independence was __________.

Thomas Jefferson

The Continental Congress officially approved the final draft of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, __________.

1776