Boston Tea Party
What did the sons of liberty dump in the harbor?
Tea
How did many of the colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?
Refused to buy British goods.
Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and shelter?
Quartering Act
Those that wanted independence from Britain were called?
Patriots
What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?
France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America
What action by the British parliament caused colonists to take part in the protest known as the Boston Tea Party?
The British passed the Tea Act, which imposed a tax without the consent of the colonists and threatened the livelihoods of tea merchants and smugglers.
Which of the following BEST explains why tensions between the colonies and England arose?
Colonists were taxed even though they didn’t have representation
Which side threw snowballs? The colonists or the British?
Colonists
True or False. Did the colonists come up with the slogan?
True.
What side were the colonists on in the French and Indian War?
British
In December 1773, the Sons of Liberty disguised as American Indians, boarded the tea ships in the Boston Harbor. They dumped tons of tea into the water. What did this event become known as?
Boston Tea Party
Which of the following statements represented American colonists' opposition to the British Stamp Act of 1765?
"No taxation without representation.
True or False. Colonists were angered by British presence?
True
Many colonists said that Parliament should not tax them because they had no representation.
What does the word representation mean in the sentence above?
A voice in one's government
Which side did some of the Native Americans side with?
French
What did the sons of liberty dress up as?
Native Americans
People who did NOT want independence from Britain were called ________________ during the American Revolution.
Loyalist
Where did the Boston Massacre take place?
Boston
What does the slogan “No Taxation without Representation” mean?
Colonists thought they shouldn’t be taxed because they didn’t have a say in Parliament.
What did the British government do to help pay the debts of the French and Indian War?
Passed new tax laws for the colonists
What action did King George III and the British Parliament take in response to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts, a series of laws designed to punish the colonists and force them to obey British laws, were passed, resulting in the closure of Boston Harbor and additional British troops in the city.
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act? How did they feel about it?
They were very angry. They organized parades to protests and attacked British tax collectors.
True or False. Did some colonists die during the Boston Massacre?
True
Who won the French and Indian War?
Britain