British Policies & Taxes
This announcement angered colonial settlers hoping to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
The refusal to purchase certain British goods.
What is a boycott?
What is the Writ of Assistance (a warrant).
The number of Boston colonists that were killed in the Boston Massacre.
What is the number 5?
This group supported British rule, taxes and praised the King.
What are Loyalists.
The first Act placed on the colonists consisting of taxing paper, letters, newspapers etc.
What is the Stamp Act?
The city that led the protest against British policies.
What is Boston, Massachusetts?
The commanding officer of all the British troops in the colonies.
Who is General Thomas Gage?
The number of militia minutemen that were ready for battle in Lexington and Concord's battle.
What is the number 70 minutemen?
This group supports independence and the building of a new government system, separate from Parliament.
What are Patriots?
Another name for the American Revenue Act. Also, a tax on sweet products used for cooking and baking.
What is the Sugar Act?
This document listed all colonial grievances and pushed for freedom.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This American military officer rose in ranks and became a famous General leading the Continental Army in America.
Who is George Washington?
He was alerted by the Committee of Safety with two lanterns in a steeple of the Old North Church.
Who is Paul Revere?
This military were considered allies to the British during times of conflict against the colonists.
What were the Hessians? (German soldiers)
The Act that placed Redcoats in the homes of colonists.
Information that is used to influence the opinion of others.
What is propaganda?
This group made up the House of Commons and the House of Lords in Britain.
What is Parliament? (Like legislation/Law makers)
Where the "Shot heard 'round the World" was fired.
What is Concord.
These "secret clubs" were responsible for the chaos that transpired throughout Boston City and beyond.
What are the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty?
This allowed the East India Company to enjoy a monopoly on tea in the colonies, making it easier to sell tea.
What is the Tea Act?
Ways that people spread information throughout towns within the colonies.
What are Pamphlets, newspaper articles, letters, riders on horseback. What is the Committee of Correspondence?
The name of people who supported the crown and what the government stood for.
What are "Loyalists, Royalists, Tories, Kingsmen?"
This frozen, cold item was used during a conflict in Boston.
What is a snowball?
These militaries were considered allies to the colonists during the time of conflict against the British.
What were the French, Spanish and Dutch militaries?