Acts
What was the Sugar Act?
A tax on sugar and molasses
Who was known as The Organizer, and what did he organize?
Samuel Adams, Sons of Liberty
Colonists dumped over 340 chests of tea in Boston's Harbor as a protest to the Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
What decision did parliament make to pay for the debt of the French and Indian War?
Tax the colonists
What was Parliament?
A lawmaking body
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on paper goods including newspapers, official documents, and playing cards.
The last lines of his speech at the Second Virginia Convention said, "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!"
Who said it?
Patrick Henry
Colonists harassed and threw snowballs and rocks at British Soldiers, until confusion and panic lead to the murders of 5 colonists
The Boston Massacre
What is one way the Daughters of Liberty protested the acts on the colonists?
Protested the Tea Act by making their own "Liberty Tea"
What is a loyalist, and what is a patriot?
A loyalist stays loyal to Great Britain, while a patriot seeks independence from Great Britain
What was the Quartering Act?
Provided housing and supplies to British Troops
This woman was nicknamed the mother of the Boston Tea Party.
Who was she and what did she do?
Sarah Bradlee Fulton disguised the Sons of Liberty as mohawk Indians
The War Between France and Great Britain to take control of Territory in North America to become the dominant power in the continent
The French and Indian War
Describe one action the colonists made to protest the taxes in the colonies
Boycotting British goods, making their own products, holding protests, forming secret groups
Were the Sons of Liberty a group of patriots or Loyalists? Pick one and tell me why?
Patriots, seeked independence after unfair taxes with no representation in Parliament
What was the Townshend Acts?
Tax on common products shipped to the colonies including: glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea.
This woman became a spy for General Washington
Sarah Franklin Bache
This was signed giving the former territory of New France West of the Appalachian Mountains to Great Britain
Treaty of Paris 1763
Why was it unfair for colonists to be taxed for the war's debt?
They had no representation to stand up against the acts/laws Parliament made
The Sons of Liberty held public protests and riots, what did the Daughters of Liberty do?
Protested the taxes by organizing boycotts of British goods colonial women purchased for their homes
What were the Coercive/Intolerable Acts?
Response to the Boston Tea Party, closed down the ports of Boston, gave more power to British officials.
This Lieutenant met the French at Fort Necessity, what was his name?
George Washington
why were settlers not allowed to cross the Appalachian Mountains after the Proclamation of 1763?
Native American Uprisings
Why would it be important for colonies to protest these acts and seek independence from Great Britain?
They see themselves as a new nation and should be from Great Britain's control
This Group made the decision to meet and protest the intolerable acts by boycotting British Goods and stopping all trade with Great Britain.
The First Continental Congress