Vocabulary
Define boycott.
Refuse to buy
Why did the British soldiers compete against one another?
They wanted more work( they did not get paid well )
What did the Sons of Liberty disguise as?
Mohawks
What was the affect on the Sugar Act?
It lowered the tax on imported molasses to avoid smuggling, but it didn't work.
When did the Boston Massacre take place?
March 5th, 1770
Define non importation.
Pledges not to buy or use Goods imported from Britain
How many men died?
Five men died
What was the Tea Act?
It allowed the company a virtual monopoly, or sole control, of the trade for tea in America.
What was the nickname for the Corcervice Acts?
Intolerable Acts
What the Bostonians call the British?
Lobsterbacks and Bloody Backs
Define effigies.
Rag figures, representing tax collectors and destroyed houses belonging to Royal officials
Who attempted to turn the mob down?
Captain Preston
What year did the Tea Act take place?
1773
What did the Parliament have the right to do in the Declaratory Acts of 1776?
They had the right to tax and to make decisions for British Colonies?
The opposition to the stamp act centered on what two main points?
1.Parliament interfered in colonial affairs
2. British taxed colonists without their consent
Define repeal.
To cancel
What African American and Native American doc worker died during the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Who protested against the Tea Act?
The Daughters of Liberty
In the Townshend Acts what imported goods had taxes?
Tea☕,Glass🍷, and Paper📜
What was the organisation Samuel Adams started?
Sons of Liberty
Define propaganda.
Information made to influence public opinion
BONUS!!!!!!!
What did the soldiers do to the Bostian woman?
Women were subjected to insults and sexual remarks
Where did the colonists send the tea ships?
New York and Philadelphia
Why was the Stamp Acts repealed?
Because the Merchants where losing business?
Who did the Parliament hope to save ruin by passing the Tea Act?
British East India Company