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100
Founder/creator of the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Samuel Adams?
100
This act required colonies to provide food and shelter to British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
100
A 1773 protest against British taxes in which colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped over $1 million in tea into a particular Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
100
To cancel an act or law.
What is repeal?
100
The First Continental Congress was held here.
Where is Philadelphia, PA?
100
This group quickly assembled to halt the British during the "Shot Heard Around the World."
Who are the Minutemen?
100
The First Thanksgiving brought together these two groups of people.
Who are Native Americans and Pilgrims?
200
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
200
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
200
The reason why the colonists were angry when the British acts were forced on them.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
200
What group was responsible for leading protests in Boston against the British Acts?
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
200
The name for the representatives from the colonies that attended the Convention
Who are the delegates?
200
The 3 regions of the British colonies are different geographically, religiously, and economically, and have different climates.
What are the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies?
200
The country where Halloween originated.
Where is Ireland?
300
Virginian who built Fort Necessity during the French & Indian War. He was also Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
300
Following the French and Indian War, this act was passed that banned all colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
300
The French and Indian War was fought between which two countries?
Who are Great Britain vs France?
300
The lawmaking body of Great Britain.
What is Parliament?
300
The constitutional convention was not only made up of patriots. This group of people wanted to keep supporting Great Britain.
Who are the Loyalists?
300
The area of land over which the French & Indian War was fought.
The Ohio River Valley
300
This candy is made of sugar, corn syrup, and marshmallow, and is popular around Halloween.
What is Candy Corn?
400
This person defended the British soldiers following the Boston Massacre because he believed everyone deserved a fair trial.
Who is John Adams?
400
The Townshend Acts were taxes that would be placed on imported goods from Great Britain. Which is the only one that was not repealed?
What is the tax on Tea?
400
The number of colonists killed in the Boston Massacre.
What is five?
400
A refusal to buy or use goods and services.
What is a boycott?
400
The colonies agreed to form this to protect themselves from Great Britain in the event of violence.
What is a militia?
400
These 3 European countries colonized North America.
What are Great Britain, France, and Spain?
400
This state is where the Salem Witch Trials took place.
Where is MA?
500
Created the Albany Plan / Join or Die Cartoon
Who is Ben Franklin?
500
This act did the following:
1. Closed the Boston Harbor
2. British Parliament controlled the MA Assemblies
3. More Troops sent to Boston (Martial Law)
4. Administration of Justice Act – accused royal officers were to be tried in a court in England
What are the Intolerable Acts?
500
This event proved the Colonists were willing to unite and fight/die for their rights.
What are Lexington and Concord?
500
When a mother country has a hands-off approach to governing its colony.
What is solutary neglect?
500
The outcome of the First Continental Congress.
What is to find a peaceful, respectful solution with Great Britain to recognize their rights?
500
This group is trying to help the Bostonians in Distress in this picture.
Who are the other colonies?
500
This candy is the most popular in the U.S. around Halloween.
What are Reeses?