Growing Tensions
These two groups began to develop more anger toward one another.
What is the British and the Colonists?
This war resulted in more than 30 billion dollars of _______.
What is debt?
The Stamp Act placed a tax on all ________ papers.
What is printed?
A large ____________ gathered in the streets of Boston prior to the Boston Massacre.
What is a crowd?
An official public announcement.
What is a proclamation?
Tensions first started growing after this major historical event.
What is the French and Indian War?
Britain and this country were on opposing sides.
What is France?
Name 3 types of papers that were required to have a stamp.
What are playing cards, marriage licenses, newspapers, pamphlets?
Name the location where Colonists gathered in Boston prior to shots being fired.
What is the Custom House?
To speak out against something.
What is protest?
Some people have compared Britain to a _____________ while the Colonists are compared to a child.
What is parent?
Most Native Americans sided with the ____________.
Who are the French?
Although the colonists loved tea, many ____________ it because they were angry about the tax.
What is boycotted?
Explain the "confusion" that occurred minutes before the "Boston Massacre".
What is the captain said "Don't Fire" and a soldier thought he heard the order to "Fire"?
Synonym for the word law.
What is an act?
This phrase summarizes the Colonists feelings toward the tax acts passed by the British.
What is "taxation without representation"?
The French and Indian War was a fight to gain more __________.
What is land or territory?
These acts were produced to punish the Colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Explain the events at the "Boston Tea Party".
What is the Colonists dressed up like Native Americans, got aboard the British ship, and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor?
To cancel, or undo, a law.
What is repeal?
Tensions were elevated to a new height after the Boston Massacre on this 5th day of March in the year _______.
What is 1770?
Explain how the Proclamation of 1763 affected the Native Americans.
What is the Native Americans received land West of the Appalachian Mountains?
Name 3 things Colonists were required to provide to British soldiers under the Quartering Act.
What are shelter, food, transportation, fuel?
Explain whether the "Boston Tea Party" was a violent or peaceful protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party was a peaceful protests because the Colonists were careful not to hurt anyone or damage anything other than tea?
The name of the lawmaking part of the British government.
What is Parliament?