Important People
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Important
Acts/Places
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Slogans
Vocabulary
100
Colonists who were loyal to Great Britain and King George III were called?
Loyalists
100
Who was the French and Indian War between?
The French and Indians against the British and Colonists.
100
The Stamp Act taxed what?
Paper goods: birth, death, and marriage certificates
Playing cards
Newspapers
100
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
100
What does protest mean?
Expressing disapproval or objection to something
200
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
200
Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans for this event..
Boston Tea Party
200
Where were the Sons of Liberty started?
Boston, Massachusetts
200
What was the slogan that the colonist used to show that they were unhappy with being taxed without say?
No Taxation Without Representation!
200
What does repeal mean?
To take something away or back
300
Who was the King of England that upset the colonists?
King George III
300
What were the colonists doing at the Boston Massacre before the British soldiers started shooting?
Throwing rocks and snowballs, yelling insults
300
Where did the French and Indian War take place?
America
300
What does the Declaration of Independence believe everyone has the right to?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
300
What does boycott mean?
To stop buying specific goods
400
Who was the lawyer that defended the British soldiers who shot the colonists during the Boston Massacre? (Hint: he was also one of the Sons of Liberty)
John Adams
400
How did the British respond after the Boston Tea Party?
They were angry. They blockaded the Boston Harbor so that they couldn't receive goods or sell goods. They passed more unfair laws. (Intolerable Acts)
400
Where were the colonists not allowed to move after the French and Indian War?
(Hint: it was one of the causes of the War)
West of the Appalachian Mountains
Ohio River Valley
400
What was the slogan for the first political cartoon published in 1754 by Benjamin Franklin.
400
Which group encouraged others to boycott British goods and even made their own "Liberty Tea"?
Daughters of Liberty
500
Who helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
(Hint: he is a well known scientist)
Benjamin Franklin
500
What was the meeting called where they sent representatives to figure out how to break up with Great Britain?
First and Second Continental Congress
500
What were the Intolerable Acts otherwise known as the Coercive Acts?
The closing of the Boston Harbor, preventing Boston colonists from holding public meetings, and forced colonists to house British soldiers.
500
Who created an etched drawing of the Boston Massacre to show what the British soldiers did?
Paul Revere
500
What are Acts?
Taxes or an additional amount of money that someone has to pay for goods or a service.