Boston Massacre
How Many People Died
5
Paul Revere is best known for this action
The midnight ride, warning the militia about the British arriving by sea.
only three men have been publicly identified as having participated in the Boston Tea Party, name the one we have spoken about
Paul Revere
this Phrase protested being taxed and not having a voice in Parliament
No Taxation Without Representation
this group felt that the Colonist would be better off remaining British
Loyalist
these people accused of committing murder are eventually found innocent
British Soldier
the Old North Church lit these, in order to communicate how the British are arriving
Lanterns
the punishment of the Boston Tea Party was the coercion Acts, but the Bostonians called them
the intolerable acts
this term means I am not going to spend money on people who I dissagree with
Boycott
this group felt the Colonist would be better off becoming a new nation
Patriots
This was another term to refer to the British
Lobsterbacks,
Redcoats.
the lanterns had a special code
one if by land, 2 if by sea.
the cost for the 340 chests of tea is roughly this:
$10,000 in 1773 or 1.5 million today
This War, Fought from 1754 to 1763, is the origin of the colonist feeling more American than British, and made George Washington famous
the French and Indian War.
This group had not made a choice
Neutral, or Fence Sitters.
this man, who would become 2nd president of the United States, Defended the accused murderers.
John Adams
Paul Revere in fact did not make his complete journey because of
being detained by the British.
Most participants dressed up like
Native Americans
This Group gathered to argue the merits of independence, Boycotts and to prepare for war
The Continental Congress.
Only about 400 thousand or this percent of 2.5 million, are patriots in 1775
20%
this man was a free black man living in Boston, He died at the Boston massacre
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere is also most famous for this
his engraving of the Boston Massacre, being involved in the Boston Tea Party, Being a Silversmith.
This group was largely responsible for rallying 200 Patriots to destroy the tea
the Sons of Liberty
this is the name of the people who make laws in Britain, and where the Colonist wanted a seat to argue their interest
Parliament
this pamphlet made an argument for independence, written by Thomas Paine
Common Sense