Meeting People
Who is Paul Revere?
Who is the colonist that road to Lexington a town east of Concord in war in the British were coming
Who were the minutemen?
People who were ready to fight in a minutes notice.
The sugar act lowered the tax on molasses that have been imported
What is true
How did the British intend to help their economy through the laws?
to get more money because of their financial problems due to the war with the French and Indian
Name three Acts!
(depends on answer)
Who is John Adams?
Who is Samuel Adams younger cousin, and is a successful lawyer
What does it mean to boycott?
To refuse to buy British goods.
Following the Boston massacre parliament repealed, all of the , Townshed acts except the tax on tea
What is true
What political ideas led to the formation of the continental congress?
The coercive act all the British’s laws violated their rights, they believe they should have a opinion, self government, natural laws, colonies charters, English constitution
What is the Stamp Act
What is A Tax placed on newspaper and printed Materials
Who is Patrick Henry
What are the most outspoken defenders of colonial right Sam from Virginia to the continental congress he also summarize the meaning of the gathering
What does imported mean?
The Boston tea party Was the colonist reaction to the tea act of 1773
What is true
Why did the British issue the proclamation of 1763?
The British didn’t want the colonies, crossing the mountains and creating tension with the French Native American.
What is the Coercive Acts and what’s was it called by the colonists.
What is British troops should be quartered. These Acts were called intolerable Acts.
Who is King George the III
Who is the one who announced the parliament that the New England colonies were in the state of rebellion?
What is a militia?
A group of citizen soldiers.
a miltita is a group of soldiers hired from another country
What is false; A militia is a group of citizens soldiers
How did the British punish the colonist for the Boston tea party?
By passing the he coercive acts, which closed down Boston Harbor, and put the government of Massachusetts under military rule /British troops should be quartered
What is Tea Act.
It allowed British East India Company to ship tea to the colonies without paying tax instead colonial tea merchants had to pay
Who is Crispus attuack.
who is a dock worker and one of the five colonists killed
What is the resolutio?
A formal expression of an opinion.
The colonists brought more British goods as a result of the stamp act
What is false; The colonist boycotted British goods as a result of the stamp Act. All of these items had to bear a stamp, showing that the taxes paid
How did the law passed by the British parliament affect 1763 American trade and Industry
Lowered tax was supposed to make colonies pay tax instead of smuggling and the stamp act which let the British know who paid taxes
What is the Declaratory Act.
This law stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British in all cases