People
I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming?
Paul Revere
This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
This was issued by King George after the French & Indian War. It set aside all land in the Ohio River Valley for Native Americans.
Proclamation Line of 1763
The British soldiers were called ________ or _______ by the colonists.
Lobsterbacks, Regulars, Redcoats or Bloodybacks
I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea.
The Townshend Act
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
The French and British fought over the _____________in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley.
Parliament repeals the Stamp Act but declares that it has the right to tax colonies.
The Declaratory Acts
I defended the soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards. Five colonists were killed and many others were wounded in this event.
Boston Massacre
Colonists fought in the Revolutionary War to________
gain their independence or freedom from Britain.
During the Revolutionary War, the American colonists were called ___________ or ___________
Rebels, Patriots, or Sons of Liberty
I died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American hero of the war
Crispus Attucks
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
This was the first colonial or American victory in the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Concord
What was the main reason why colonists needed to pay taxes after the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted them to help pay off the war debt.
Representatives from 9 of the 13 colonies met together and declared the Stamp Act unconstitutional as it was a tax created without their consent.
Stamp Act Congress
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death?"
Patrick Henry
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
The first British victory in the Revolutionary War was....
the Battle of Lexington
In response to the Intolerable Acts, delegates from the colonies met to create a list of grievances and petition the King to fix those grievances.
First Continental Congress
This act closed the Boston harbor after the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)