John Adams
British Actions
The 13 Colonies
Colonial Life
The Revolution
100
John Adams was a lawyer in this colony
What is Massachussetts
100
The massacre of several protestors in Boston
What is the Boston Massacre
100
These colonies were colder and thus had less farming
What is the Northern Colonies
100
This gender was often considered the head of household and thus all property and family history went through them
What is Men
100
The first shot of the Revolution
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord
200
John Adams defended these men in court
What is the British Soldiers of the Boston Massacre
200
The Boston Tea Party was in response to this tax
What is the Tea Act/Tax
200
This famous colonial town was famed for it's supply of timber and natural harbor. This town would later be the sight of several anti-British protests
What is Boston
200
Education was mostly found here at this time
What is at the home
200
The document signed that symbolically started the revolution
Who is the Declaration of Independence
300
The famous second John Adams was
What is Second US President
300
These were a group of taxes on goods such as sugar, glass, and tea
What is the Townshend Acts
300
These colonies were home to Cash Crop Plantations where slave labor was the primary aspect of the economy
What is the Southern Colonies
300
American Colonists were automatically born into this Empire
What is the British Empire
300
The American General in charge of the War effort
Who is George Washington
400
The name of John's wife, one of the most well respected and intelligent women of the colonies
Who is Abigail Adams
400
This tax affected mostly businessmen who would later lead the Revolution, it involved their official documents
What is the Stamp Act
400
Most farms where food was raised or grown were found in these colonies known for their mild climate
What is the Middle Colonies
400
American Colonists were able to keep several rights as British Citizens from a document known as this
What is the English Bill of Rights
400
The last battle of the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Yorktown
500
John Adam's son who later became president himself
Who is John Quincy Adams
500
These actions finally pushed the colonies into open rebellion leading to the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord
What is The Intolerable Acts
500
This was the first British Colony
What is Virginia (Jamestown)
500
Which of the following would not be something colonists would pay taxes on- Males over 18, Women under 18, Slaves of any age or gender
What is Women under 18
500
The philosophers who inspired the ideas behind the Revolution
Who is John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
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