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100

What term means to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. 

Boycott

100

How did Great Britain attempt to increase its control of the colonies?

 It required that colonists pay taxes.

100

Look at the men who are shooting in the first engraving. Which group of people do these men represent? 

The British 

Red Coats

British Soldiers

100

How did many of the Loyalists view the Patriots?

as ungrateful rebels

100

Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies? 

A. The colonies had assemblies that passed laws. 

B. The colonies had representation in Parliament. 

C. The colonies were united into one government. 

D. The colonies depended upon the British government.

A. The colonies had assemblies that passed laws.

200

to take back, or to cancel, a law


repeal

200

What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?

They had no representatives to vote on the tax.

200

What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party?

the Intolerable Acts

200

What groups benefited from the Proclamation of 1763?

 American Indians

200

Which of these best describes how the colonists viewed themselves in 1774? 

A. They saw themselves as united Americans. 

B. They saw themselves as dependent on the king. 

C. They saw themselves as citizens of their individual colonies. 

D. They saw themselves as united under the British government.

C. They saw themselves as citizens of their individual colonies.

300

the unjust use of government power


tyranny

300

Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny? 

A. the Boston Tea Party 

B. the Proclamation of 1763 

C. the French and Indian War 

D. the First Continental Congress 

B. the Proclamation of 1763 


300

What treat is BOSTON known for usually found in doughnut shops? They are CREMEy and delicious, but ironically not shaped like a PIE. 

Boston Creme Pie

300

What group gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

The English or The British

300

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War? 

A. The British government had a large war debt.

B. The colonists were given their independence. 

C. The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

D. The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

A. The British government had a large war debt.

400

Define militia

a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency


400

British Cause: The Townsend Acts

Colonial Effect:_______?__________

boycott of British goods

400

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to...

...create anti-British sentiment.

400

What is the name of the people that live in the small village in Dr. Suess's How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a WHO?

Who's

400

What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?

The colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves.

500

define violation

breaking an established rule or law


500

How did Parliament respond to the colonists’ protests against the Stamp Act?

They repealed the Stamp Act.

500

To which of the following events are the two Paul Revere engravings referring? 

Boston Massacre

500

Which group formed the Sons of Liberty?

The Patriots

500

What was a goal of the First Continental Congress?

to find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain

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