Boston Tea Party
This event involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
These were the first battles of the war.
Lexington and Concord
This event happened when British soldiers fired into a crowd
the Boston Massacre
Define prohibit
These colonists wanted independence from Britain.
Patriots
It happened in this year: 1773.
1773
Fighting began at this town first.
Lexington
Tension grew because British soldiers were stationed in this city
Boston
Define petition
a formal written request to someone in authority, signed by a group of people
These colonists stayed loyal to Britain
Loyalists
Colonists were protesting a tax on this drink.
Tea
The second battle happened in this town.
Concord
What phrase did colonists use to express anger about taxes and this lack of representation in government.
Taxation without representation
Define boycott
to refuse to buy certain goods and services
Loyalists called Patriots...
Rebels
The tea was thrown into this harbor.
Boston Harbor
These battles took place in this colony/state.
Massachusetts
This free black sailor was one of the first to die.
Crispus Attucks
Define civil disobedience
the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust
True or false? Patriots were led by low class and poor individuals
FALSE
Patriots were led by well-educated and wealthy individuals
The name of the group that threw the tea into the harbor was...
Sons of Liberty
The fighting began with this famous “shot.”
"Shot heard 'round the world"
This kind of image or message was used to influence colonists after the event.
Propaganda
Define militia
an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
After the American Revolution, many Loyalists left the new United States and moved to this nearby country that remained under Great Britain.
Canada