Definitions
Define the word Act
a law
Who was in the war?
What year did the Boston Massacre accrue?
1770
True or False, the Proclamation declared that Native Americans can have as much land east of the Appalachian mountains.
False
What year was the Stamp Act created?
1765
Define the word Boycott
to protest
How long did the war last?
10 Years
What type of gun did the soldiers use?
A musket
True or False, settlers couldn't move to these areas
True
In what year did they repeal the law?
1766
Define the word Massacre
the murder of several or many people who cannot defend themself's (Will take close answers)
What did some people throw during the Boston Massacre
Stones and Snowballs
When the fighting ended, how many people died?
2,000 People
Name three things that were taxed.
Newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, and playing cards
Define the word Delegates
people who represent others at a convention or conference (Will take close answers)
Where did the war take place?
Over the Ohio River Valley
Who made an engraving in metal?
Paul Revere
Why did they create the Proclamation?
To stop the attacks and to protect the colonists
When: October 1765
Where: New York
Define the words First Continental Congress
the meeting of delegates from 12 colonies, held to present complaints to King George III, to set up a boycott of British goods, and to arrange a second meeting if needed (Will take close answers)
In what year did British troops capture Quebec of Canada?
1759
How many people died and explain in great detail how it happened?
Daily Double
5 people died and a soldier thought his commander said fire but he didn't and that caused more soldiers to fire and therefore hurt people (Will take close answers)
What did the Native Americans do to the colonists?
Name three ways the colonists showed there anger about the taxes.
. Refused to pay the tax to have printed paper stamps
. Protested in the streets and town squares
. Tried to scare off the tax collectors
. Attacked the tax collectors and their homes
(Will take close answers)