British Acts
This act required colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
*Quiz Tip: In response to New York not following it, the British would not allow the New York assembly to meet.
The Sons of Liberty used propaganda about this bloody event to gain resistance to British authority.
What is the Boston Massacre?
During the Revolution, these were the people who sided with the rebels. Also the name of an NFL football team.
Who are the Patriots?
Congress voted yes to accept this document on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
As a form of protest, colonists stopped buying British goods. Also known as this:
What is boycott?
Along with signing petitions and printing newspaper articles, this was another form of protest the Sons of Liberty had.
What is holding demonstrations?
Quiz Tip: Know this for the matching question about the Sons of Liberty.
During the Revolution, these were the people who sided with the British. Hint: They are "Loyal" to the British crown.
Who are the Loyalists?
This famous group created by Sam Adams led a rebellion against the British
Who are the Sons/Daughters of Liberty?
What is the Stamp Act?
Women, led by the Daughters of Liberty, got involved in colonial resistance by starting this movement to avoid paying more taxes on clothes.
What is the Homespun Movement?
The government (also know as Congress) gets its power from this.
What is the consent of the governed? (The people)
Quiz Tip: Know where the government gets its power from (the answer is above).
Natural rights, consent of the governed, and all men are created equal are the principles of this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
*Quiz Tip: Know these three principles.
This act was created to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
What is the Intolerable Acts?
This man, now a freed slave, died in the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This man became famous for spreading the word about the British troops' movements, famously shouting "The British are coming!".
Who is Paul Revere?
This was a goal of the Sons/Daughters of Liberty.
What is to get British soldiers to resign, boycott goods, and get rid of taxes.
*Quiz Tip: Know these 3 goals, they're on your quiz.
This act placed a duty, or tax, on certain goods the colonists imported from Great Britain such as glass, paint, lead, and paper.
What is the Townshend Acts?
This event happened as a response to the Tea Act. Cargoes of British tea were thrown overboard.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This is how merchants responded to the Intolerable Acts, further pushing the colonists to war with Britain.
What is close their shops to oppose the treatment of colonists in Massachusetts.
*Quiz Tip: Know this for the quiz.
The causes of the Boston Massacre (all three)
- British troops were stationed in Boston to keep order in the city
- A Boston man confronted a British soldier about an outstanding debt and in response another British soldier attacked him.
- Patriots insulted soldiers and made fun of their red uniforms.
*Quiz Tip: These will be on the quiz