British Acts
This act enforced new laws on sugar, molasses and other goods?
What is the sugar act?
The citezens were not unarmed. What all weapons did they aquire?
What is a club, stones, and snow balls?
September of 1774, to formulate a unified colonial response to the British Parliament's Coercive Acts. What was this?
What was the first Continetal Congress?
During the trial he defended what army?
Who are the British?
Before the shooting, colonists often taunted soldiers and protested this tax on imported goods, which Britain imposed in 1767.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This act inforced a tax on offical documents
What is the stamp act?
Paul Revere drew a drawing about the Boston Massacre. Was his drawing accurate? If not, what happened?
What is propaganda?
Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies attended. What's the question to this answer?
Who attended the First Continetal Congress?
He served on the committee that drafted this 1776 document declaring independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This cousin of John Adams helped organize protests and spread news of the event through colonial newspapers
Who is Samuel Adams?
This act inforced a law that you would allow British soldiers into your house.
What is the Quatering act?
No body wanted to defend the British case. Who did?
Who is John Adams?
John Adams was upset because they accomplished what at congress?
What is the list of grievances?
He attended the first continental Congress, which was held where?
What is Philadelphia?
Paul Revere’s famous engraving of the massacre was actually based on another artist’s work — designed to stir up this kind of emotional response
What is anti-British sentiment (or propaganda)?
This act taxed everyday goods.
What is the Townshed act?
The citezens were very angry. They dressed as pilgrams, took tons of tea and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor, what is this actions name?
May 10 1775. They decide to form the continental army with George Washington as the leader. What was this?
What is the Second Continental Congress?
Adams’s defense led to most soldiers being acquitted, but two were convicted of this lesser charge.
What is manslaughter?
The protests following the massacre showed that many colonists were beginning to see themselves as this — rather than loyal British subjects
What are Americans (or patriots)?
The colonists were not happy about these acts. How did they react? What did they do?
What is a boycott?
The British were furious. They did all these things. What were these acts known as?
What are the Intolerable/Coercive Acts?
To print money to pay soldiers, and congress sent King George a petition for peace.
Were things accoplished during what?
What is the Second Continental Congress?
Adams believed that even the British soldiers deserved this fundamental legal protection.
What is the right to a fair trial?
This patriot group helped spread outrage after the Boston Massacre through pamphlets, speeches, and protests
Who are the Sons of Liberty?