Movie Notes

1.  The first two inventions that helped the colonists inland west of the Appalachian Mountains was:

2.  1754 – What was the Big Idea Ben Franklin proposed in the Albany Plan? How did he promote this idea in his newspaper?

3.  The French & Indian War lasted from 1754-1763. Where did the skirmishes that created this war first begin and what was the trouble about?

4.  What method of warfare did the French adopt to help them succeed early in the war?

5.  How did the British commander William Pitt turn the war into a British victory?

6.  Where was the treaty that ended the war actually signed?

7.  What did the British Crown receive as a result of this victory?

8.  What were some of the Big Ideas that the colonists began to formulate as a result of their participation in the French & Indian War?

9.  1760 – What was the big argument that James Otis presented in his court case against the British Crown regarding The Writ of Assistance documents?

10.  What was Chief Pontiacs War about and what was the Line of Proclamation Act of 1763? How did the Colonists react to this?