Vocab
Stuff You Should Know
Boston Massacre/Tea Party
Palmer History Facts
Random Thoughts
100
Hired soldiers
What is mercenaries
100
Passed by the British, this was supposed to prevent colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763
100
First man to go down (colonist)
Who was Crispus Attucks
100
Palmer was first settled in this year (within 1)
What is 1872
100
A mole can dig a tunnel _____ feet long in one night. (Have to be within 10)
What is 300
200
Takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods
What is inflation
200
This Act made judges responsible for determining guilt, not juries.
What is the Sugar Act
200
This man created a wood carving showing the colonists being "attacked" by the Redcoats
Who is Paul Revere
200
The first building of this kind was built in Palmer in 1888
What is a church
200
Armadillos have ____ babies at one time. (Have to be within 1)
What is 4
300
Most famous privateer commander, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is John Paul Jones
300
Young Boston lawyer who came up with the slogan, "Taxation without representation is tyranny"
Who is James Otis
300
The group of colonial men who threw the tea overboard were dressed as this group of Native Americans
Who were the Mohawks
300
Palmer won a state basketball championship in ______
What is 1984
300
Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by:
What is lightning
400
Place where Washington and the Continental Army stayed during the winter of 1778, men endured freezing weather and starvation
Where is Valley Forge
400
Passed by Parliament in 1766, this stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies "in all cases whatsoever"
What is the Declaratory Acts
400
These Acts were passed in order to make Boston pay for the Boston Tea Party
What is the Coercive OR Intolerable Acts
400
Palmer reached its population in 1920 with almost _____ residents. (within 5)
What is 600
400
These are the only animals already born with horns on their heads
What are giraffes
500
Connecticut teacher who spied on the British "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"
Who is Nathan Hale
500
Trying to avoid the problems of the Stamp Act, British leaders passed this new tax that only applied to imported goods, with the tax being paid at the port of entry
What is the Townshend Acts
500
The laws passed to make Boston pay for the Tea Party prevented these, an important form of self-government in New England
What is town meetings
500
This was first installed in Palmer in 1902.
What is telephone system
500
Name the 3 smartest dog breeds - IN ORDER!
What is border collie, poodle and golden retriever
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