Terms and Names
British monarch who reigned during the American revolution
What is King George III
To buy as an investment
What is speculate
When was Abigail born
What is 1744
When was Samuel born
What is 1722
A secret society formed to oppose British policies
What is the Sons of Liberty
An act requiring the colonist to quarter or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies
What is the Quartering Act
Refusal to buy
What is boycott
When did Abigail pass away
What is 1818
When did Samuel pass
What is 1803
Sailors of African American and Native American ancestry who died at the Boston Massacre
What is Crispus Attucks
Law placing a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies
What is the Sugar Act
Taxes placed on imported goods
What is duties
What month was she born
What is November
When Parliament levied taxes upon the colonieswhat he responded whith passion
What is When Parliament levied taxes upon the colonies
Acts passed by parliament in 1767 to tax imports in the colonies
What is Definition of Townshend Acts
The law requiring all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that had been paid
What is the stamp Act
A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community
Definition of militia
What day of the month was she born
What is 11th
What was his best skill
What is Writing
Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty
What is Who was Samuel Adams
Member of Virginia's House of Burgesses
What is Patrick Henry
When enemy forces surround a town or city in order to force it to surrender
what is siege
Who did she write her letters to
What is her husband, John Adams
What did he persuade the colonist to do
What is to unite against British policy and taxation
Indian in 1773, when colonists protested British policies by boarding British ships and throwing their cargoes of tea overboard
What is the Boston Tea Party