Acts/Taxes
tax on tea
What is the Tea Act 1773?
an act of protest in which a group of 60 colonists threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party of 1773?
colonists who wanted to stay loyal to Great Britain
Who were the Loyalists?
the British king who wanted to keep the American colonies under his control
the 9-year-long war between the French & Great Britain that led to massive debt
What is the French & Indian War?
tax on sugar & molasses
What is the Sugar Act 1764?
British soldiers fired into a mob on King Street, killing 5 and injuring 6 others
What is the Boston Massacre of 1770?
colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
Who were the Patriots?
The middle-class silversmith who created propaganda from the Boston Massacre & rode to warn colonists of a British attack
Who was Paul Revere?
the argument that Parliament had no right to tax the colonists because they lacked elected representatives
What is "No Taxation without Representation"?
required colonists to buy special stamped paper for all legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, & pamphlets
What is the Stamp Act 1765?
the reason why Paul Revere & William Dawes rode from Boston to Concord
What is to warn colonists about the British attack, warn Samuel Adams & John Hancock, prevent British from taking weapons?
colonists who did not support independence or staying loyal to Great Britain
Who were the Neutralists?
the Patriot lawyer who valued justice & decided to defend the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
Who was John Adams?
a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain
What is Common Sense?
Required colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies for British soldiers stationed in the colonies
First battle between Redcoats and minutemen in April 1775
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
the group of Patriots that led boycotts & protests, such as the Boston Tea Party
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
a series of 4 laws that consisted of punishments like revoking MA's charter, closing Boston Harbor, and requiring colonists to house British soldiers
What are the Intolerable/Coercive Acts 1774?
Placed taxes on imported goods like glass, lead, paper, and tea
What is the Townshend Act 1767?
the document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and announced the separation of the colonies from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
the women who boycotted British goods by creating homemade cloth and tea
the first person to die during the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This law prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, frustrating colonists who fought for that land
What is the Proclamation of 1763?