Acts
The Quartering Act
The act that made colonists house soldiers in spare rooms/houses, and provide for them.
Declaratory Act
The act that repealed the Stamp Act, but declared Britain had the right to tax the colonists.
King George III
The King of England, who was mentally ill, and reigned during the American Revolution.
The people who decide if someone is guilty or not
The jury
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a group of colonists, killing a few people
Stamp Act
The act that required stamps to be put on legal documents, dice, and cards.
Townshend Acts
The act that taxed glass, lead, paper, and tea.
Who fought in the French and Indian War, and who won?
France and Britain. Britain won.
Defense
The lawyer(s) defending the accused
Refusing to buy certain products or products from certain companies as a form of protest
Boycotts
Proclamation of 1763
The act that forbid colonization west of the Appalachian Mts.
Stamp Act Congress
9 colonies got together to petition King George III for no taxation without representation, the repeal of the Proclamation of 1763, and the return of royal charters to colonies
George Washington
A British officer who killed a French ambassador, leading to the start of the French and Indian War.
Prosecution
The lawyer(s) trying to prove the accused guilty
Sons of Liberty
protesters who sometimes resorted to violence
Intolerable Acts
The act that was made up of 4 smaller acts. (closed the Boston Port, gave more power to the governor, allowed a trial to be moved to another colony or Great Britain, and gave soldiers the right to complain and get better arrangements)
What were the colonist's opinions on the taxes
They only cared that they had no representation in Parliament
John Adams
The lawyer who defended the British soliders in the Boston Massacre trial.
How does a trial work?
The prosecution and defense give their opening statements, the evidence is presented, both closing statements are given, and then the jury gives their verdicts
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Native Americans, and threw tea into the Boston Harbor
Tea Act
The act that gave the East India Trading Company a monopoly.
What was the British's opinions on taxes
They thought they had the right to tax the colonists to pay off their debt from the French and Indian War
Jonathan Edwards
A preacher who preached during the Great Awakening.
What happened at the Boston Massacre trial
John Adams defended the soldiers, and 2 were charged with manslaughter
Stamp Act Congress
9 colonies sent representatives who wanted no taxation without representation, and repel the Proclamation of 1763