Taxes
What was the 13 Colonies Taxation slogan?
No Taxation with Representation!
What was the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre was a raid that concluded in Loyalist soldiers killing four innocent Patriots
What did loyalists fight for?
To break away from the Untied kingdom
What did the loyalists fight for?
To stay in British arms
What new law caused the Boston Tea Party?
The British would only trade tea to British-Pro merchants
What was the first Tax Britain put on the 13 Colonies?
The molasses act
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The mass dumping of tea that was delivered from England
True or False, the statement
"A Loyalist is someone whose head is in England
Whose body is in America
And whose neck should be stretched."
Was made by Patriots
True
What Colour coats did they wear?
Red
How did the Boston Massacre effect the American Revolution?
It made the Patriots very mad, as a result they started riots that eventually led to the revolution
Why did Britain put taxes on the 13 Colonies?
Because Britain helped the 13 Colonies a lot during the Seven Years War
When did the Boston Massacre take place?
March, 1770
What colour coats did the patriot wear?
Blue
Where did the Loyalists retreat too?
Quebec and Montreal
Why did the Loyalists feel the need to migrate to Upper Canada?
They felt unsafe with the rising tension between the Patriots
What was the final act that Britain put on the Colonists?
The tea act!
What caused British soldiers to fire during the Boston Massacre?
After much agitation a Colonist shouted "fire!" And British soldiers mistakes them for a higher up
When did the American Revolution break out?
April 1775
Why did the Loyalists want to stay loyal to the British?
They found it more safe, they had a personal connection or they wanted a more stable society under British rule
How far did Laura Secord run to warn the British People?
30 some kilometres
Name 3 out of the four taxes
The Molasses act, 1733. The sugar act, 1764. The Stamp act, 1765. And the tea act in 1773
What problem mainly caused the Boston Tea Party?
Britain stated they would only trade and or give tea to Pro-British merchants
Name the two main Patriot Slogans?
Join or die, No Taxation without representation,
Who were the Black Loyalists?
They were free and or enslaved loyalists who fought for Britain during the revolution
Who is Laura Secord?
She alerted Britain of a attack that shaped the war of 1812