Acts
This act taxed sugar
Sugar Act
First President of the United States who was also an important general in the American Revolution
George Washington
The war that was fought between England and France over territory in North America
The French and Indian War
What is an "act"
A law passed by Parliament
Name the war that was fought to gain independence from England
The American Revolution
This act taxed tea
Tea act
One of the Sons of Liberty that exaggerated what happened at the Boston Massacre
Samuel Adams
A protest where the colonists dressed as Native Americans and threw tea into the Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party
Define Patriot
A person that was opposed to British Rule
Which war led to unfair taxes in the colonies
The French and Indian War
Which act required colonists to provide shelter, food, and transportation to soldiers?
Quartering act
King of England at the time leading up to and during the American Revolution
King George
A fight that started between the colonists and the English soldiers, but ended with 5 people dying
The Boston Massacre
Define Parliament
The British Government
Name one thing that was taxed in the Stamp Act
Stamps, paper, playing cards
Which act created a set of laws that made things difficult for the Colonists...closed their ports, not allowed to hold town meetings, etc.
Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts
Second President of the United States
John Adams
Name a consequence of the Boston Tea Party
Closed the Boston Harbor, it became illegal to hold town meetings, Quartering Act reinstated, soldiers were sent back to England to go to court
Explain who the Sons of Liberty were
Members of the colonies that met to protest against British rule (especially their acts and taxes)
Name one thing taxed in the Townshend Act
Glass, paper, or tea
Which act said that the British Government can tax and make laws for colonies whenever they want to
Declaratory Act
Colonist and formerly enslaved man that was killed in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Meeting of 12 representatives from the colonies to discuss what to do about the Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress
Explain the First Continental Congress
A meeting with representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies. They decided how they were going to respond to the Intolerable Acts
The rallying cry to protest against England
No taxation without representation