Taxes
Why did Great Britain decide to start taxing the colonists?
To help pay for the French and Indian War.
What is the name of the colonists that wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain?
Loyalists
What was the Boston Massacre?
When British troops fired into a hostile colonist crowd and killed some on them.
Who were the minutemen?
The colonial militia who were prepared to be ready to fight the British in a minute.
Why were the colonists so angry about the tea tax?
Tea was an important part of the colonists culture.
What is the name of colonists that wanted to break away from Great Britain and create their own country?
Patriots or Sons of Liberty
What was the Boston Tea Party?
When the Sons of Liberty dumped English tea into the harbor because they were angry about the tea tax.
What was a British Regular?
British Soldier
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax that the British placed on paper products.
Who created the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was the Quartering Act?
A law that required the colonists to let British soldiers live with them.
What were some things that the colonists did to protest the British laws and taxes.
Boycotts and protests. Sometimes they used violence.
Why did the British think they had the right to tax the colonists.
The owned the colonies and they helped to keep them safe.
Why were the Sons of Liberty created?
To help fight against unfair laws and to protect the rights of the colonists.
What did Great Britain do as a response to the Boston Tea Party?
Passed the Intolerable Acts
The British gave the East India company a monopoly on tea. What is a monopoly?
When one company has complete control over something.
What does "No taxation without representation" ?
The colonists said this because they thought they shouldn't be taxed as they didn't have a vote in Parliament.
What is Paul Revere known for?
The midnight right were he warned the colonists that the British troops were coming by lighting a lantern in the top of the Old North Church.
Why are the Battles of Lexington and Concord so important?
They are considered to be the start of the American Revolution.
Who else rode with Paul Revere to warn the colonists that the British were coming?
William Dawes