In October of 1763, through the Proclamation of 1763, England banned colonists from what?
Settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
100
Samuel Adams led a radical group of rebels that were called by what name?
The Sons of Liberty
100
Colony Letter B?
South Carolina
100
Why were the British taxing the colonies so much?
To pay back the French and Indian War debt.
100
What was the southernmost colony?
Georgia
200
In 1765 Parliament passed the stamp act. Name TWO PRINTED items which would have been taxed by this new act.
Newspapers, Playing Cards, Dice, Legal Documents, Shipping Documents, Bills, ...
200
In response to the Tea Act, a group of colonists board English ships in Boston, and dump hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor. This becomes known as what?
The Boston Tea Party
200
Colony Letter F?
New York
200
Why did the Colonists oppose the Tea Act taxes?
The principle of paying taxes which do not go to benefit their own government or territory.
200
What was the northernmost colony BEFORE the Proclamation of 1763?
Massachusetts. It included what is now Maine
300
Which tax act would have affected Molasses sales and purchases the most?
The Sugar Act
300
What is the name of the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
300
Colony Letter G?
New Hampshire
300
Name any TWO of the Intolerable Acts.
Quebec Act
Boston Port Act
Administration of Government Act
Massachusetts Law Act
300
Which colony was actually a Middle Colony, but it's land actually reached almost as far north as most New England Colonies?
New York
400
Near the end of the war, English officials were given search warrants that allowed them to do what?
Search homes and ships without a reason.
400
The Boston Massacre was not a "fair" fight ... how many colonists were there and how many British Soldiers were there at this event?
Hundreds of Colonists vs 8 British Soldiers
400
Colony Letter M?
Deleware
400
In 1774 the British Parliament passed a group of laws meant to punish the colonies. The colonies group these laws together and call them the ______________________ Acts.
Intolerable
400
In which Colony will you find the city of Philadelphia?
Pennsylvania
500
In the fall of 1764, Parliament ordered colonies to stop printing their own money. How did the colonists respond to this order?
They simply ignored the order.
500
In February of 1768, Samuel Adams from Massachusetts wrote a letter which created and supported which famous call to resistance?
No taxation without representation.
500
Colony Letter J?
Rhode Island
500
The Québec Act included two actions which were considered by the colonists to be the absolute last acts which they would tolerate from England, name these two actions.
Giving our land to the French and establishing the Catholic Church as the official religion of the area.
500
In which Colony will you find the city of Charlestown?