Vocab
Someone who is guilty of betraying their country is called a __________________?
Traitor
False
Who would say this, a Loyalist or a Patriot?: "Give me liberty or give me death."
What is a Patriot?
Became a patriot after trying to persuade the British to change their actions
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The war between Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley that put Great Britain into great debt.
What is the French and Indian War?
They were colonists that believed that we should stay true to England.
Loyalist
Boycott means to stop buying goods or paying for something as a means of protest. True or False
True
Who would say this, a Loyalist or a Patriot? "I have not yet begun to fight."
What is a Patriot?
Who wrote plays and poems supporting Independence?
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
This act required colonists to house and provide for British soldiers stationed in their towns.
What is the Quartering Act of 1765?
If you did not take either side you were considered
___________?
Neutral
Rich landowners were often Loyalists. True or False
True
Who would say this, a Loyalist or a Patriot? "A separation from England will be disastrous for business."
What is a Loyalist?
Came from a royal Scottish family.
Who is Lord Dunmore?
A direct tax on printed materials- leading to widespread protests.
What is the Stamp Act?
The colonists wanted this from England
Independence
If you believed that King George's laws were unfair and wanted to be your own country you were a?
Patriot
Who would say this, a Loyalist or a Patriot? "To separate would be to cut ourselves off to all that we hold dear."
What is a Loyalist?
Who was named the royal governor of Massachusetts in 1771? Lord Dunmore or Thomas Hutchinson?
Who is Thomas Hutchinson?
A clash between colonists and the British soldiers that resulted in five deaths and escalated tensions.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Both Loyalists and Patriots were considered
Colonists
If you thought that King George was right to tax the colonists you were a
Loyalist
Who would say this, a Loyalist or a Patriot? "Can there be anything worse than that of an uncontrolled democracy?"
What is a Loyalist?
Who argued that colonists should be able to elect their own governors? Samuel Adams or Jonathan Boucher?
Who is Samuel Adams?
This event consisted of colonists dressed as American Indians who went and protested British taxation by dumping 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?