Vocabulary
to give soldiers food and shelter
What is to quarter?
the direction Lexington is from Boston
What is north?
made an image of the Boston Massacre
Who was Paul Revere?
exact date of the Battle of Bunker Hill (even though is was fought on Breed's Hill :-))
What is June 17, 1775?
name of the British government
What is Parliament?
an official statement
What is proclamation?
the percent of colonists who were farmers in the 1770's
What is 80%?
three of the men who spread the news that, "The Regulars are coming out!"
Who were William Dawes, Paul Revere, and Samuel Prescott?
year George Washington was elected president
What is 1789?
Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the colonies
What is the Albany Plan?
a fight against a government
What is a rebellion?
In 1763 this country controlled what is present day Nebraska
What is Spain?
wrote plays criticizing British officials in Boston
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
date on which Crispus Attucks was killed
What is March 5, 1770?
organization who wove their own cloth to support the boycott on British goods
Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
a group of representatives who meet to discuss a subject
What is a congress?
William Dawes crossed this river in his ride to warn the militia that "The Regulars are coming out!"
What is the Charles River?
Boston lawyer who defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
Who was John Adams?
put the following events in chronological order; Boston Tea Party, French and Indian War, and the Townshend Act
What is the French & Indian War, the Townshend Act, and the Boston Tea Party?
meeting held by colonists in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts
What is the First Continental Congress?
to cancel a law
What is repeal?
the approximate amount the value of colonial imports from Britain decreased between 1764 and 1766
What is about 500,000 pounds?
member of the House of Burgesses who gave a speech against the Stamp Act
Who was Patrick Henry?
month the Boston Tea Party took place
What is December?
British fort captured by Patriot militia in 1775
What is Fort Ticonderoga?