Vocab 1
What is exchanging one thing for another.
trade
Closed the Boston Harbor, ended town meetings, sent in British soldiers to rule Boston, quarter the British.
Proclamation of 1763
King George III made the land WEST of the colonies Native American land so colonist could not settle there.
Who said, "give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
What is a customs agent
someone who collects taxes on imported goods
Money collected from citizens and business to pay for government services
Trade
What is the The Townshend Act of 1767
Taxes places on paint, lead, glass, and tea imported by the colonies.
Why were the colonist being taxed?
The French and Indian War wiped out Britain's treasury.
What is tar and feathering
Pouring HOT tar on someone and dumping feathers on them.
what is a boycott
Avoiding businesses or product to do economic harm
a person chosen to express the thoughts and feelings of a larger group
representative
What is the Stamp Act?
The Boston Massacre
Colonist were protesting and British soldiers were sent in to keep the peace. It ended in the death of 5 Colonists.
The Proclamation of ____.
1763!
what does intolerable
unacceptable or unbearable
public announcement of great importance
proclamation
True or False:
The intolerable acts and the Coercive Acts are different acts.
FALSE!
Committees of Correspondence were...
Samuel Adams and Paul Revere were apart of the group...
The Sons of Liberty
What does coercive mean
using force or threats to make someone do something
parliament
British soldiers were sent to live with the Colonist in their homes.
The Boston Tea Party
Sons of liberty dressed up like Native Americans and threw 300+ chests of British tea into the harbor.
When Ms. Campbell disappears, who takes over the class and colonies
KING GEORGE THE III
What are taxes
Money collected from citizens/businesses to pay for government services