Taxes
This act placed a tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and wine.
What is the Sugar Act?
This costly event is the reason for Great Britain first taxing the colonists.
What is the French and Indian War?
This man declared himself to be an "American" in the presence of British lawmakers.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
After the meeting of the First Continental Congress, white men from 16-60 years of age were required to join this.
What is their local militias?
This is to refuse to buy certain products due to protest.
What is boycott?
This act prohibited the colonies from printing their own money.
What is the Currency Act?
This act required colonists to provide British soldiers places to stay, fuel, candles, an food.
What is the Quartering Act?
When addressing the colonial leaders at the First Continental Congress in Virginia, this man said, " . . . give me liberty, or give me death."
Who was Patrick Henry?
British soldiers planned a raid in this village in order to steal the colonists' weapons and ammunition.
What is Concord, Massachusetts?
This means to not allow something.
What is prohibit?
This act taxed written documents including newspapers.
What is the Stamp Act?
This event, that cost five people their lives, took place as a result of colonists making fun of and throwing rocks and eggs at British soldiers.
What is the Boston Massacre?
These men were prepared to go to battle with little notice.
Who were the minutemen?
These men rode on horseback to warn the colonists that the British Redcoats were coming.
Who were Paul Revere and William Dawes?
This is a formal meeting or a law-making body.
What is congress?
This act greatly affected merchants by taxing lead, paint, glass, paper, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
Because the colonists were upset over the tax on British tea, they disguised themselves as Native Americans and did participated in this.
What is dumped tea into Boston Harbor or the Boston Tea Party?
This man, a champion of liberty, defended British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre.
Who was Samuel Adams?
This is where the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired.
Where is Lexington, Massachusetts?
This is a volunteer army.
What is militia?
As punishment for their rebellion, British government passed new laws that prohibited the colonies from making their own rules and laws.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
In September 1774, every colony, except Georgia, participated in this meeting.
What is the First Continental Congress?
This secret group of American Patriots, including Patrick Henry, John Hancock, John Adams, and Paul Revere, did not support Great Britain's treatment of the colonists.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The colonists who were willing to support the fight against Great Britain called themselves this.
What are Patriots?
These are people who supported Great Britain and the king.
Who are Loyalists?