Boston Tea Party
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A protest against the British in which the people of Boston threw chests of tea into water.
What was the Boston Massacre?
A confrontation where 9 British soldiers shot a group of protesting colonists.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles.
Who was the first president of the U.S.?
George Washington
To discuss something in order to come to an agreement.
Negotiate.
When was the Boston Tea Party?
December 16, 1773.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
It was a protest where the people of Boston threw chests of tea into water in the middle of the night.
When was the Boston Massacre?
March 5, 1770
Who was George Washinton's wife?
Martha Washington.
A lawmaking body.
Congress.
Why did they protest?
They believed that the taxes on tea was unfair and called it "Taxation without Representation."
What was the Stamp Act?
It was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America.
Why did the Boston Massacre happen?
A group of protesters who were harassing soldiers got shot. About 5 people died.
Who was the founder of The American financial system?
Alexander Hamilton.
To take back or cancel a law.
Repeal
What lead to the Boston tea party?
Taxes on tea and the Stamp Act.
What was the French and Indian War?
The French and Indian War was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes.
Where did the Boston Massacre happen?
Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Who was Hamilton's wife?
Elizabeth Hamilton
To import or export a product illegally.
Smuggle.
How many chests of tea were thrown overboard?
342.
What was the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts, sometimes referred to as the Insufferable Acts or Coercive Acts, were a series of five punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.
What did the Boston Massacre cause?
The American Revolution.
Who declared the Second Virginia Convention?
Patrick Henry.
A group of colonial men who protested the unjust taxes of.
Sons of Liberty