Acts
Events
People
Patriot or Loyalist?
100
Describe the Proclamation of 1763.
Why were colonists unhappy with the Proclamation?
British law that prohibited colonists from moving west past the Appalachian Mountains.
Colonists wanted to move west for more land.
100
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams.
100
Describe Paul Revere's famous ride.
On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode from Boston to Lexington to warn the colonists that British troops were coming. He shouted, "The Regulars are coming!" to alert the local militia and leaders like Samuel Adams and John Hancock. His ride helped prepare the colonists for the battles of Lexington and Concord, which marked the start of the American Revolution.
100
Who does a Patriot Support?
The colonies. They want colonists to break free from British rule.
200
Describe the Stamp Act.
How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?
A tax on all paper goods in the colonies.
They protested, rioted, drove out tax collectors, refused to pay the tax.
200
Why was Paul Revere’s representation of the Boston Massacre inaccurate and biased? What did he leave out?
It showed the British soldiers as the aggressors, firing into a peaceful crowd.
He left out the fact that the colonists were taunting and throwing objects at the soldiers.
He left out that it was snowing and colonists were throwing snowballs.
His picture showed Captain Preston ordering his soldiers to shoot, when in reality he said "don't fire."
200
This famous colonist author argued that it was “Common Sense” that the colonies break away from Great Britain
Thomas Paine
200
Who does a Loyalist support?
King George III. They want to remain under British rule.
300
What was the Quartering Act?
Why were colonists angry about the Quartering Act?
Colonists were required to house and feed British soldiers.
They did not want the soldiers there in the first place and felt the soldiers were there to control them.
300
Describe the Boston Tea Party.
How did King George and the British people react to the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Tea Party was when American colonists dumped a large shipment of British tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against taxes.
They were shocked and angry. King George passed the Intolerable/Coercive Act that closed Boston harbor and required Bostonians to pay back the money lost from the tea.
300
“Give me liberty, or Give me death” was a famous quote but what American patriot?
Patrick Henry
300
Who would be most likely to say, “I’ll support the King until I die.”
A Loyalist.
400
What was the Townshend Act?
A tax on imported goods like paper, tea, lead, paint, and glass.
400
Describe the Boston Massacre. What events led up to the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre was when British soldiers shot and killed five colonists during a heated argument in Boston on March 5, 1770, which made many colonists very angry with Britain.
400
Who formed the Sons of Liberty? What did the Sons of Liberty do?
The Sons of Liberty were formed by a group of American colonists, led by Samuel Adams. They were a secret organization created to oppose British policies and taxes, such as the Stamp Act. They organized protests, boycotts, and acts of civil disobedience. One of their most famous actions was the Boston Tea Party.
400
Who would be most likely to say, “These taxes aren’t so bad”
A Loyalist
500
What were the Intolerable Acts?
How did other colonies support Boston in response to the Intolerable Acts?
Closed Boston harbor, required colonists to pay back tea destroyed in Boston Tea Party, stopped all trade.
Other colonies sent food, money, and supplies to Boston.
500
What countries fought in the French and Indian War?
What were they fighting over?
How did the war lead to the Revolutionary War?
Britain and France.
Land in the Ohio River Valley
The British were in debt from the war and began taxing colonists to pay back the debt.
500
Who drew the image below? Explain what it symbolizes.
Benjamin Franklin.
It symbolizes the importance of colonial unity. Each piece of the snake represents a different American colony, with the message that the colonies must unite to survive and fight against British rule.
500
Who would be most likely to say, “We want representation in Parliament!”
A Patriot