Boston Massacre
What is a tax?
Money paid to the government.
What did colonists throw into Boston Harbor?
What is tea?
What document declared independence from Britain?
what is the Declaration of Independence?
What phrase did colonists use to protest British taxes?
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
Why were colonists protesting?
Unfair taxation and British control.
Who was the primary author of Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Why did colonists think British taxes were unfair?
They had no representatives in Parliament
Why did some colonists disguise themselves before boarding the ships?
To hide their identities.
Who was the Declaration written against?
Who is King George III?
How did taxes help lead to the American Revolution?
They caused colonists to protest and resist British rule.
Why was the Boston Tea Party important?
It showed open resistance against British rule.
What famous rights are listed in the Declaration?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.