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French and Indian War (Seven years war) - Correct Answer>>(1754-1763) War
fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the
Ohio Valley area. The English won.
Albany Congress - Correct Answer>>(1754) Intercolonial congress summoned by
the British government to foster greater colonial unity and assure Iroquois
support in the escalating war against the French.
Regulars - Correct Answer>>Trained professional soldiers, as distinct from militia
or conscripts.
Battle of Quebec - Correct Answer>>(1759) British victory over French forces on
the outskirts of Quebec. The surrender of Quebec marked the beginning of the
end of French rule in North America.
Pontiac's uprising - Correct Answer>>A war waged by Indians of the Great Lakes
region against British rule after the French and Indian War.
William Pitt - Correct Answer>>A competent British leader, known as the "Great
Commoner," who managed to destroy New France from the inside and end the
Seven Year's War
Republicanism - Correct Answer>>A philosophy of limited government with
elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based
on consent of the governed.
, Radical Whigs - Correct Answer>>A group of British political commentators. They
were very nervous about the power of Parliament and the arbitrary powers of the
monarch. They warned the colonists to be always on the lookout for a violation of
their rights.
Mercantalism - Correct Answer>>Economic system of trading nations; belief that
a nation's power was directly related to its wealth
Sugar Act - Correct Answer>>(1764) British deeply in debt partl to French & Indian
War. English Parliament placed a tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses.
colonists avoided the tax by smuggling and by bribing tax collectors.
Quartering Act - Correct Answer>>1765 - Required the colonials to provide food,
lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies.
Stamp Tax - Correct Answer>>Tax on an array of paper goods, mass protests
erupted across the colonies.
Stamp Act Congress - Correct Answer>>A meeting of delegations from many of
the colonies, the congress was formed to protest the newly passed Stamp Act It
adopted a declaration of rights as well as sent letters of complaints to the king
and parliament, and it showed signs of colonial unity and organized resistance.
Non-importation agreements - Correct Answer>>(1765 and after) Boycotts against
British goods adopted in response to the Stamp Act and later, The Townshend
and Intolerable Acts. The agreements were the most effective form of protest
against British policies in the colonies.