Geography
How many colonies made up the colonies?
13
What is a colony?
a secret group of colonial men who organized protests against the British government
Sons of Liberty
The British government passed this law, which put a tax on tea and forced the colonies to get tea only from Britain's East India Company, causing merchants to lose business
The Tea Act
a form of peaceful protesting in which people refuse to spend money to hurt their opponent financially until they meet their demands
What is a boycott?
In which colony did the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party happen?
Massachusetts
What kind of government has a king as a ruler, and the people do not get to vote for the king
Monarchy
Who boycotted tea and cloth/clothing from Britain, and wove their own cloth
The Daughters of Liberty
This British law passed by Parliament, forced colonists to take soldiers into their homes
Quartering Act
When the Sons of Liberty protested the Tea Act by throwing the East India Company's tea into the Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
What region in Massachusetts located in?
New England
What kind of government allows the people to have power/a voice through voting?
Democracy
He had democratic ideas of how governments should work, with the People having a voice in the government and could get rid of that government when it fails to protect the People
John Locke
This British law restricted the colonists from moving West of the Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation of 1763
What was the main reason colonists were protesting British laws?
they were being taxed without representation
What mountains border the 13 colonies?
Appalachian Mountains
According to John Locke, how does the government/government leaders gain power?
from the People; through votinh
These were colonists who boycotted British goods and wanted a democracy; all of the Sons of Liberty referred to themselves as this
Patriots
After the Stamp Act was repealed, which new laws did British Parliament pass?
Townshend Acts
What was the Committees of Correspondence?
a group of colonists (Sons of Liberty) who wrote letters to other colonies, inviting them to protest British laws
List all 13 colonies
NE: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island
M: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
S: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Why do people have power in a democracy?
The People vote for government leaders and can vote them out. The government gets its power from the people
the leader of the Sons of Liberty, a member of the Massachusetts Assembly, a follower of John Locke's ideas
Samuel Adams
The Townshend Acts not only taxed items, but also what else could happen to colonists under the Townshend Acts?
British soldiers or officials can search the property of colonists with a search warrant (writs of assistance)
What slogan did the colonists say in response to the unfair British taxes being forced on them?
"Taxation without representation is tyranny."