Name that new "Act"
Famous Revolutionary Men
(We'll study the women in Lesson 7!)
Major Dates
Revolution Terms
Miscellaneous
100

This new act told colonists they could not move past the Appalachian Mountains. If they already moved there, they were supposed to leave. It was to appease the Indigenous people.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

100

This British soldier was accused of yelling, "Fire," as the man in charge during the Boston Massacre.

Who was Captain Thomas Preston?

100

This was the year the Proclamation was created that told the colonists they couldn't move west.

What was 1763?

100

This was the term for a colonist who wanted independence from Britain

Who was a Patriot?

100

This man defended the British soldiers during the Boston Massacre.

Who was John Adams?

200

This act required colonists to pay for a stamp on products such as newspapers, licenses, wills, etc.

What was the Stamp Act?

200

This Boston man created an etching about the Boston Massacre that was circulated throughout the colonies. It was called, "The Bloody Massacre."

Who was Paul Revere?

200

This was the full date (day, month, year) of the Boston Massacre

What was March 5, 1770?

200

This was the term for a person who was loyal to the England and the king and did not want to separate from them during the Revolution.

Who was a loyalist?

200

This was the name that the colonists gave the Coercive Acts after the Boston Tea Party because they couldn't stand them.

What were the Intolerable Acts?

300

This act required colonial assembly members to house British soldiers living in the colonies & provide them with salt, vinegar, & liquor.

What was the Quartering Act?

300

This man was King of England during the American Revolution.

Who was King George III?

300

This was the year the Boston Tea Party happened. Extra points if you can state the exact date (day, month, year).

What was December 16, 1773?

300

This was the term for when citizens refused to or stopped buying goods.

What was a boycott?

300

This was the city that housed both the First and Second Continental Congresses.

What was Philadelphia, PA?

400

This new law was a tax on imported goods such as glass, paint, paper, or tea. It was so that the British could retain, or keep, an army in the colonies.

What was the Townshend Acts?

400

This Philadelphia colonist created the "Join or Die" cartoon for the Albany Congress and in support of the Albany Plan.

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

400

This was the year the First Continental Congress met.

What was 1774?

400

This was the term for when a law or act was taken away/removed.

What was to repeal?

400

This person is sometimes considered the first to die in the American Revolution.

Who was Crispus Attucks?

500

This act created a monopoly on tea for the British East India Company, but it lowered the cost of tea.

The Tea Act

500

This British Parliament member had a habit of making speeches after drinking champagne. He was the brains behind the Townshend Act.

Who was Charles Townshend?

500

This was the date of Paul Revere's ride. His warning helped caused the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the early morning on the next day. Bonus points if you can state the day, month, and year.

What was April 18, 1775?

500

What was the term for the Massachusetts militia on the night of the Battles of Lexington and Concord because they were ready to fight in an instant/on the spot?

Who were the Minutemen?

500

This was the portion of land that France and Britain fought over in the French and Indian War.

What was the Ohio River Valley?

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