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What did the colonists call the British soldiers?
Bloody backs, lobster backs, red coats, etc.
What act charged a tax to raise money for England in 1764?
The Sugar Act
What was the name of the street where Crispus Attucks when he was shot?
King Street
The intolerable act involving tea resulted in what? WHat happened? Explain
The Boston Tea Party - sons of liberty dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
What day, month, and year did the Boston Massacre happen?
March 5, 1770
Who said "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!"
Patrick Henry
What was the economic action the colonists took to impact British goods.
Organize a boycott
What was the role of British Parliament in the colonies?
To create laws and collect taxes
To make the colonists pay for the tea, what did England do?
They closed the Boston Harbor
What became the repetitive answer from the colonists to each of parliaments actions? James Otis said this!
No taxation without representation!
Who was the first person to get shot in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What was the Quartering Act?
It forced colonists to provide food and housing for the British soldiers
What was one item that was taxed for the Townshend act? There were several, name one.
paint, paper, glass, lead, tea
Besides taxes, another thing England did to take their power away after the Boston Tea Party was to...
Reduced self-rule, they could not make their own laws.
What does intolerable mean?
Not tolerable, unable to be endured
How many people died in the Boston Massacre?
5
What was the Stamp Act?
It taxed all paper goods like newspapers, legal documents and even playing cards.
What act made the lawyers and the printers angry?
The Stamp Act
Why did parliament decide to raise taxes in the American colonies?
Because they did not have enough money to pay for the French and Indian war
Why did Parliament pass a tax on tea in 1773?
Parliament wanted to help s failing tea company, The East India Company
Who came up with the name "The Bloody Massacre?"
Paul Revere
List the 4 intolerable acts.
1. Closed the Boston Harbor
2. Reduced self-rule on Massachusetts
3. Allowed British soldiers to be quartered in colonial homes.
4. Allowed British soldiers accused of crimes to be tried elsewhere.
What happened during the Stamp Act Congress?
The colonists met and wrote a list of grievances. They agreed that "taxation without representation is tyranny!"
What happened to soldiers that were accused of crimes in the colonies?
Soldiers were allowed to be tried elsewhere.
Define tyranny
Cruel and Oppressive government