This event took place when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing 5.
What is the Boston Massacre.
100
He organized the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Sam Adams.
100
The placed a tax on anything printed on paper (cards, newspapers, documents, etc.).
What is the Stamp Act.
100
What best describes the beginning of the French and Indian War?
French and British fought over Ohio River Valley.
100
Define Taxation without Representation
Colonists had no representation in making the tax laws.
200
This event showed that the colonists did not like the king's Tea Act.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
200
Who were the Loyalists?
People who were loyal to King George and didn't want independence from Britain.
200
This placed a tax on everything imported from England.
What is the Townshend Acts.
200
The British Parliament insisted the colonists pay a tax on paper good. A tax is...
Money used to pay for government.
200
This word means "to refuse to buy".
What is boycott.
300
The Boston Massacre started because...
A crowed of angry colonists yelled and threw snowballs at a British Soldier
300
Who were the Patriots?
Colonists who supported independence from Britain.
300
Housing the soldiers and closing Boston Harbor were both rules under these acts.
What are the Intolerable Acts.
300
Name one way the Colonists protested British acts.
Boycotted British goods
Wrote letters and formed committees
Attacked tax collectors
300
This word means a declaration of objection or disapproval, often in opposition (refusal) to something.
The Colonists did this when they didn't approve of British taxes.
What is protest.
400
A surprise attack on the British on their way back from these two places where they were searching for stored guns caused them to head for Boston to safety.
What is Lexington and Concord.
400
He was one of the first to speak out against the Stamp Act. He later gives a famous speech in which he said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry.
400
The Intolerable Acts were passed by the king in response to this event.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
400
What happened when English settlers moved west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Native Americans moved farther west.
400
This is another word for a tax on imported goods.
What is a tariff.
500
After the Stamp Act was passed, throughout the streets of Boston, people started chanting "No taxation without representation!" What did they mean by this?
What is they should not be taxed because they could not vote and had no say in England.
500
He was the first African American to die in the fight for independence.
Who is Crispus Attucks.
500
Britain imposed the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts on the colonists to pay for this.
What is the French and Indian War.
500
These colonists remained on the side of the king of England.
Who were the loyalists.
500
This is the lawmaking part of the British government, similar to the Congress in the United States.