Patriots and Leaders
This famous patriot helped organize resistance against British policies specifically in the city of Boston.
Sam Adams
Colonists disguised themselves as this group during the famous Boston Tea Party.
Native Americans
This specific law closed down Boston Harbor as a direct result of the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Harbor Act
Patrick Henry’s famous speech was intended to encourage colonists to take this action.
Prepare to unite and fight
This is the common definition for the word "liberty."
Freedom
This colonial leader took the controversial step of defending British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
This 1773 event served as the spark that caused the British government to punish Boston in 1774
The Boston Tea Party
This set of laws was designed specifically to punish the colony of Massachusetts.
The Intolerable Acts
This Southern colony was most closely associated with the leadership of Patrick Henry.
Virginia
This term refers to a colonist who remained loyal to the British king and government.
Loyalist
This man is best remembered for his fiery declaration: “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
Some colonists used this messy and painful method to punish those they viewed as enemies.
Tarring and feathering
This act required colonists to allow British soldiers to use any home they wanted.
The Quartering Act
This woman became a famous published poet despite the immense hardship of being enslaved.
Phillis Wheatly
This term refers to colonists who supported independence or resistance against Britain.
Patriot
This woman is known for urging her husband and other leaders to “remember the ladies.”
Abigail Adams
This meeting was significant because it united the colonies for the first time to discuss British actions.
The First Continental Congress
Colonists protested tea taxes primarily because they believed this body(British government) could not tax them without representation.
Parliment
his major social issue is a primary focus during the scenes set in Virginia in Episode 4.
Slavery
This is the act of refusing to buy certain goods as a form of protest.
Boycott