The reason Britain decide to tax the colonies
What is because they were in debt and needed money to pay for the French and Indian War?
The Boston Tea Party expressed this view of many colonists
What is that the colonists strongly disagreed with the tea tax.
These were laws calling for a tax on imported goods.
What were the Townshend Acts
This is the name for colonists who opposed British rule.
Who are Patriots
The name of the first tax that was placed on the colonies
What is the Stamp Act?
The caused Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts
What is the Boston Tea Party
This Law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies
What was the Stamp Act
These Colonists remained loyal to Great Britain
Who were loyalists
He was the first person to speak out against the Stamp Act
Who is Patrick Henry?
This battle began with "the shot heard around the world"
What is the Battle of Lexington
This was an important revolutionary battle that took place on Breed's Hill.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill
He formed the Sons of Liberty
Who is Sam Adams
This was the effect of British taxation on the colonies as a whole
What is the colonies started to unite as Americans.
This battle forced the British to retreat to Boston?
What is the Battle of Concord
This group led protests against the Stamp Act
Who were the Sons of Liberty
He defende the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre
Who is John Adams
This put a tax on wine, molasses and sugar
What is the Sugar Act
This person led the colonists in the battle of Bunker Hill.
Who was William Prescott
These new laws were dictated by Britain to punish the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
What were the Intolerable Acts
A former slave who led a group of sailors to protest against the British. 5 men were killed by British soldiers and the event became known as The Boston Massacre.
Who was Cripus Attucks?