The Road to Revolution pt.1
What exhausted England's funds?
The money they borrowed during the French and Indian War
Why is the Stamp Act congress significant?
It was the first time the colonies unified against the British government
What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny red nose?
Join in any reindeer games
Why did some colonists hate the Tea Act
This act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies without stopping in Britain.
Cutting out colonial merchants
What was the meeting called where the colonies sent representatives to unify for a second time
The First Continental Congress
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
essentially closed off colonial expansion
What smaller group was formed out of the Stamp Act Congress?
The Sons of Liberty
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
Four
1. Jacob Marley
2. Ghost of Christmas Past
3. Ghost of Christmas Present
4. Ghost of Christmas Future
Why did the men in the Boston Tea Party throw tea in the harbor?
They wanted Liber-TEA
Which colony did not show up to the first Continental Congress?
Georgia
What were the reasons behind The Proclamation of 1763?
The King presented it as as a measure to calm the fears of the Native Americans, who felt that the colonists would drive them from their lands as they expanded westward
The colonists felt that the objective was to close them in along the Atlantic seaboard where they would be easier to control.
What was the point of the Declaratory Act?
To remind the colonists that England was still in control
In what country is it a tradition to eat Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Christmas?
Japan. Orders must be placed up to two months in advance.
How much tea in dollars was thrown overboard into the Harbor
The equivalent of 1 million dollars worth of tea were dumped into the harbor.
Where was the First Continental Congress held?
Philidelphia
What was the Stamp Act?
ALL printed paper material needed a stamps which would cost money
What were the Daughters of Liberty?
Women boycotting British goods by encouraging women to homespun clothes
What did Harry Potter get for his first Christmas at Hogwarts?
the invisibility cloak
Was it George Washington or Benjamin Franklin who thought the British East India Company should be payed back and offered to do it himself
Benjamin Franklin
What did the members of the First Continental Congress decide to do?
Boycott British goods until they decided to repeal the Intolerable Acts
What did the Sugar Act do that created animosity between Great Britain and their colonies?
allowing the British courts to prosecute smugglers not colonial courts
What famous American patriot-lawyer (who would later become the second president of the USA) defended British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre
John Adams
What video game console has sold the most units
The PlayStation 2 is the bestselling video game console of all time with 158.7 million units sold.
It’s followed by Nintendo DS with 154.02 million, Nintendo Switch with 135.79 million, and Game Boy with 118.69 million.
Tell me one of the three Intolerable Acts we talked about
Boston Port Act
Massachusetts Government Act
The Quartering Act
Myth or Truth: George Washington was a nervous guy and had trouble making decisions.
George Washington famously had a difficult time making decisions. This led to many moments where his indecision impacted the American army negatively.
He almost got replaced as commander in chief several times, most famously by Charles Lee.