I was the King who decided the colonists must be punished for their rebellious behavior
King George III
100
This act placed a tax on tea, and allowed the British East India Company to have a monopoly on the tea sold throughout the colonies.
The Tea Act.
100
The first shots fired at the Battle of Lexington and Concord was famously labeled as.....
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
100
This method of protesting was used by the Americans during the Townshend Acts to avoid paying taxes.
Boycott
100
During what event did Patrick Henry say, "I am not a Virginian, I am an American."
First Continental Congress
200
I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
200
This taxes on most items in this act were repealed after Americans successfully boycotted British goods
The Townshend Act
200
Americans were upset with the Stamp Act. They felt they had no right being taxed by a government where they had no voice. What famous phrase came from this?
No Taxation without Representation!
200
Many Americans felt the King's laws were an unjust use of his power. Many Americans called him a ________
tyrant
200
What are some of the terrible nick-names that Americans called the British Troops
Lobsterbacks, Regulars, Redcoats or Bloodybacks
300
I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming
Paul Revere
300
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers that were sent to keep them under control.
The Quartering Act
300
This was the first American victory in the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Concord
300
What term could be used to describe Paul Revere's engraving of the "Boston Massacre"?
Propoganda
300
During What Act did King George III close Boston Harbor?
Intolerable Acts
400
I died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American hero of the war
Crispus Attucks
400
This law required Americans to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains, and the Native Americans to stay to the west. It was put in place to keep the 2 groups from fighting over land.
Proclamation of 1763
400
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
400
Americans who felt that it was time for them to govern themselves, and form their own country were called ____
Patriots
400
What group was formed to fight for the Patriot's beliefs. They burned tax collectors homes, dumped tea into Boston Harbor, and spread the word that any law that came from Britain needed to be challenged.
Sons of Liberty
500
Who created the engraving of the attack in the streets of Boston, and used it to whip up anti-British feelings by calling it "The Boston Massacre".
Paul Revere
500
This act required colonists to buy seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
500
During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards. Five colonists were killed and many others were wounded in this event.
Boston Massacre
500
The name assigned to American men, (farmers, bakers, merchants, etc) who were ready to take up arms and fight the British Army at a moment's notice was ....
Minutemen
500
What Act stated that British troops accused of murder would be tried back in England, rather than America?