Events
This event was one of the last major actions taken by the colonists before the war broke out. This event had many colonists dress as native Americans, go on a boat parked in Boston harbor, and throw the contents into the harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These were the economic reasons that England wanted colonies.
What are Raw Materials?
What is the Stamp Act.
This event was one of the first violent actions by the British against the colonists. This event was when British troops fired into a crowd of American colonists who were harassing the soldiers. Crispus Atticus, who was the first person to die here, was referred to as "the first man who died in the American Revolution."
What is the Boston Massacre?
Hunting, farming, and working jobs outside of the house.
What are the jobs of men in the early American Colonies.
This was the first tax passed by the British in 1764 on molasses and the ingredients used to make it.
What is the Sugar Act of 1764
This was the American section of the Seven Years' War. This conflict forced the British into debt and caused them to pass the first taxes against the American Colonists.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
England wanted colonies to challenge this countries growing power.
Who is Spain?
This was a set of four laws passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. These laws were meant to punish the people of Boston.
What are the intolerable/ Coercive acts.
A famous phrase that the colonists used to protest the British actions after the French and Indian War.
What is "No Taxation without Representation"?
This place often had one big room that acted as a workshop during the day.
What is the average colonial American home?
This tax was passed on many different items, including glass, paint, and paper.
What were the Townshend Acts.
This event caused many Bostonians to resent Britain. It occurred 2 years before the Boston massacre and led to the arrest of beloved politician John Hancock. The British troops illegally searched and took John Hancock's boat.
What is the Liberty Affair?
The British government passed the Proclimation in 1763 to prevent a war against these people.
Who are the Native Americans/Indians?
The act that led to the Boston Tea Party passed in 1774.
What is the Tea Act of 1774