Acts
Name 2 of the penalties for the Boston Tea Party
1. Bostonians are forced to pay for the tea
2. Docks are shut down
3. Massachusetts loses its' charter and the Assembly is disbanded
Was chosen to lead the new American army and became the very first U.S. president
Who was George Washington
This many people were killed in the Boston Massacre
What is 5
After what war did Britain start taxing the colonists to help pay back the war debt?
What is the French and Indian War
This act taxed sugar and molasses, and was strictly enforced
What is The Sugar Act
Allowed the East India Tea Company of Britain to sell tea in America at a cheap price. Made taxed tea even cheaper than smuggled tea. They were still upset and didn't buy the tea.
What is The Tea Act
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who said "give me liberty or give me death"
Who was Patrick Henry
Made an engraving of the Boston Massacre
Who was Paul Revere
When they got rid of most of the taxes, they kept the tax on tea because of this
To keep up the right to tax the colonists
Taxed anything on paper (newspapers, documents, playing cards)
What is The Stamp Act
The British debt_(adjective)_because of the cost of the French and Indian War, so Parliament believed they could raise money by _(verb)_ the_ (noun)_.
Doubled (adj.)
Taxing (verb)
Colonists (noun)
The founder of the Sons of Liberty
Who was Samuel Adams
The British government drew a boundary line in the Appalachian Mountains and forbid colonists from settling the lands west of the line and called it the.......
Proclamation of 1763
Taxed tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper that the colonies imported. Also established the use of Writs of Assistance
What is The Townshend Act
Like the Sons of Liberty, the women organized their own boycotts and called themselves...
Daughters of Liberty
This person was given a signal from lanterns in a Church bell tower. "One if by land two if by sea..." Then he rode all night to warn the Colonists that the British were on the move.
Paul Revere
This was a problem for the colonists, who had no say in the taxes that were imposed on them. They saw the acts of parliament as T_________ W__________ R___________
Taxation without representation
To refuse to participate or buy something
What is boycott
Parliament's reaction to the Boston Tea Party. Was a punishment for Massachusetts and a warning to other colonies.
What is The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
He believed that all people had___ -(adjective)__Rights, the were L___, L_________, and P_________
John Locke
Natural
Life, Liberty, Property
Delegates or representatives, from each colony met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts.
What is The First Continental Congress