Vocabulary
What is the definition of the word "repeal?"
To cancel, eliminate, or take back.
Which act gave land claimed by the colonies to Quebec instead?
Quebec Act
Which colonist offered to defend the British soldiers who fired in the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
Panicked British soldiers fired into a mob, killing five colonists.
Boston Massacre
What was the name used for colonists who wanted peace with Britain?
Loyalists
What is the definition of the word "boycott?"
To refuse to buy certain goods or services.
Which act(s) placed a tax on printed documents, like newspapers, marriage papers, wills, and diplomas?
Stamp Act
Which colonist organized the Sons of Liberty, and used committees of correspondence to spread the word about the Boston Massacre?
Samuel Adams
An act of civil disobedience, where colonists threw hundreds of crates of tea into a harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What was the name used for colonists who wanted to go to war with Britain?
Patriots
What is the definition of the word "militia?"
An army of citizens who serve as soldiers in an emergency.
Which act(s) forced colonists to let British soldiers stay in their homes?
Quartering Act
Who was one of the riders who warned colonists that the British were crossing the Charles River?
Paul Revere
Conflict with American Indians when British colonists tried to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Pontiac's War
What document did the colonists send to the king, in hopes of making peace once fighting had broken out?
Olive Branch Petition
What is the definition of the phrase "civil disobedience?"
Nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust.
Which Act(s) shut down the port of Boston, prohibited town meetings without permission, and brought back the Quartering Act?
Intolerable Acts
Name one of the leaders in Virginia who protested the Stamp Act.
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Battle of Lexington
Who was the king of Britain during the time period we are studying?
George III
What was the definition of the phrase "writs of assistance?"
Documents that allowed British officials to search ships without a reason.
Which act(s) taxed goods like glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea, and also allowed British officials to search any ship without giving a reason?
Townshend Acts
Which American Indian Chief of the Ottawa nation fought against the British when they moved west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Pontiac
A fight between British soldiers and nearly 300 minutemen, where the British lost 73 men and were forced to retreat.
Battle of Concord
What was mercantilism?
An system where a colony could only engage in trade or business in ways that benefitted the colonial power.