Geography
This mountain range marked the western boundary of colonial settlement.
What were the Appalachian Mountains?
This direct tax angered colonists with its requirement for stamps on paper goods.
What was the Stamp Act?
This British monarch reigned during the American Revolution.
Who was George III?
This event in 1770 escalated tensions between colonists and British troops.
What was the Boston Massacre?
This economic practice, common in colonial trade, lacked competition.
What is a Monopoly?
This city was a hotbed of revolutionary activity.
What was Boston, Massachusetts?
This tax targeted imported goods like tea, glass, and lead.
What was the Townshend Acts?
This British Prime Minister imposed taxes on the colonies.
Who was George Grenville?
This act of defiance involved dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This company gained a monopoly on tea trade with the colonies.
Who was the East India Company?
This law restricted colonial westward expansion.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
What percentage of tax on tea did the colonists pay?
What was 3% tax?
This fiery revolutionary led the Sons of Liberty.
Who was Samuel Adams?
How did the British punish Boston after the Tea Party?
The Port of Boston was closed and colonists had to house and feed British troops (Quartering Act).
What three actions did the First Continental Congress take?
What is continue to boycott British goods, train militias, and meet again in a year if England didn't stop.
This city hosted both Continental Congresses.
What was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Which war did these taxes aim to pay off?
What was the French and Indian War?
This British soldier's actions sparked the Boston Massacre.
Who was Hugh White?
This pair of battles marked the start of the American Revolution.
What were the battles of Lexington and Concord?
What four actions did the Second Continental Congress take?
What is to create a Continental Army, have George Washington leads it, write a Declaration of Independence, and send King George an "Olive Branch Petition".
How many colonies were there in British North America?
What is 13 colonies?
This act asserted Parliament's right to tax the colonies.
What was the Declaratory Act?
This artist depicted the Boston Massacre in a provocative way.
Who was Paul Revere?
This bridge was the site of a significant colonial victory.
What was the Concord Bridge?
This British policy of limited interference allowed the colonies to flourish.
What is salutary neglect?