Meeting people
Who was one person that was killed during the Boston massacre
Who was Crispus Attucks
What is the definition of import
Bought goods from foreign markets by the colonist
Why did the British issue the proclamation of 1763?
To stop settlers from moving west from the east coast.
A militia
What is: group of citizen soldiers who are to be deployed if a fight ever breaks out.
a resolution
What is: formal expression of an opinion
who warned people that the British were coming
Who was Paul Revere
What is the definition of Boycott
Refusing to do something
What was the events leading up to Lexington-concord
Boston massacre, Boston tea party, Continental congress forms, Boycott British, Milita’s formed, Paul revere alerts towns.
The sugar act lowered the tax on ___ that had been imported
What is: molasses
Who announced to the parliament that the New England colonies were in a state of rebellion
Who was king George III
What is the definition of militia
A group of citizens soldiers
How did the British punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
What is:passed Coercive Acts , which closed down the Boston Harbour and put Massachusetts under military rule
Following the Bostan Massacre, parliament repealed all of Townshed Acts except on ___
What is:tea
What 2 successful lawyers from Massachusetts were sent for the continental congress
Who was John Adams, Samuel Adams
What is the definition of of smuggling
To trade illegally with other countries
What political ideas led to the formation of Continental Congress
What is: they realized they had to act together which lead to a meeting in Philadelphia.
The first site of the 1st exchange of gunfire between redcoats and minutemen
where is: Lexington
Whop were the two most outspoken defenders from Virginia
Who was Henry lee, Patrick henry
T or F
Minutemen were part of the military
F
How did laws passed by British Parliament in 1763 affect American trade and Industry
What is: it made it more expensive for the Americans and so the British therefore intended to help their country to tax all of the colonists
The continental congress was established to represent American____ and challenge British ______
What is: interests;control