Intolerable Acts
What was the act called that punished the Bostonians for dumping the tea into the harbor?
The Boston Port Act
What was the name of the group of men that dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor?
The Sons of Liberty
What did the Stamp Act, tax?
Newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, pamphlets.
If students answer "stamps" it is incorrect
In chapter two, we learn that the colonists agreed to boycott British tea. What does boycott mean?
To refuse to buy or use a good or item.
Why were the British and the colonists fighting?
To gain control of the land
What were the Bostonians required to do in order to open the port back up and begin receiving tea again?
Pay for the damage and pay for the destroyed tea.
Why did the Sons of Liberty dump the tea from the ships into the bay?
It was a form of protest against the taxes on tea.
Why did the British Parliament enforce the Stamp Act?
They were in debt and needed money to pay for the war.
To undo or take back
Why was the beginning of the war called the French and Indian War?
The Indians were fighting on the side of the French to stop the British from taking the land.
What was the Quartering Act?
Colonists had to provide housing for British soldiers?
Which act were the Sons of Liberty protesting?
Stamp Act and later the Tea Act?
Why were the colonists unhappy when the Stamp Act was repealed?
The Stamp Act was replaced with a new tax, the Tea Act and other imported goods.
The colonists had tea imported from Britain. What does imported mean?
To bring a product in from another country.
What was the First Continental Congress purpose?
To create a more fair form of creating laws and government.
What month and year was the Boston Port Act enforced?
March 1774
What caused the Boston Massacre?
Either a snowball or a rock was thrown at a British soldier. The soldiers thought they were under attack, fired on the Bostonians, and killed five of them.
Why were the taxes unfair?
The colonists did not have any representation to regulate or dispute the taxes. They were being taxed by a king across the ocean.
Britain exported to the North American colonies. What does exported mean?
To send or sell products to another country. Products leaving the country are exported.
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill considered a loss and a win for the British soldiers?
The British lost 1,000 men, but they were able to force the colonists from the hill.
The colonists protested the Intolerable Acts. What does Intolerable mean? What does protested mean?
Intolerable means unacceptable; will not stand for it
Protest means to fight against
What year did the Boston Tea Party occur?
1773
What did the colonists think should happen for the taxes to be fair?
The colonists thought that they should not be taxed without representation.
Chapter 4 states, "the British Soldiers retreated from Concord." What does retreat mean?
To turn back
How was Paul Revere able to save the people of Lexington and Concord from a British attack?
He had heard that the British soldiers were getting ready to march out to Concord. He knew there were only two ways to get to Concord from Boston. One was to march there on foot. The other was to cross the Charles River in boats and then march the rest of the way. It was not possible to tell which way the British would go until they set out. Revere came up with a clever plan. He told a friend to hang lanterns in the belfry of the North Church in Boston. If the soldiers left Boston on foot, Revere’s comrade was to hang one lantern; if they set off in boats, he was to hang two lanterns.