French & Indian War
Region of land that Great Britain and France were fighting over during the French and Indian War
What is the Ohio River Valley?
The popular phrase did American colonists use to protest paying British taxes when they had no voice in Parliament
"No taxation without representation!"
What was the secret group formed by American colonists to organize protests against British taxes called?
The Sons of Liberty
What was the Boston Massacre of 1770?
A confrontation where British soldiers fired into a crowd of American colonists in Boston, killing five people
5 questions for the lesson on The Boston Massacre and the power of perspective. low to mid level, easy
To help save the struggling East India Company by giving it a monopoly on selling tea directly to the American colonies.
After the war ended, Great Britain had a lot of this left over, which caused them to start taxing the colonies.
What is debt (or debt from the war)?
What was the Stamp Act of 1765?
A tax passed by Great Britain that required colonists to pay a tax on printed paper materials, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
What event in 1773 involved colonists dumping 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
An African-Native American sailor who is widely considered the first person killed in the Boston Massacre (and the American Revolution).
Why were American colonists angry about the Tea Act even though it actually lowered the price of tea?
They were angry because it favored a single British company, hurt local colonial merchants, and still included a tax passed without colonial representation.
The King of England that issued the Proclamation Line of 1763
Who was King George III?
Who was King George III?
Why did Great Britain start imposing new taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s?
To raise revenue and pay off the massive war debt left over from the French and Indian War.
How did the Sons of Liberty disguise themselves during the Boston Tea Party?
hey disguised themselves as Native Americans (Mohawk Indians).
How did Paul Revere use his famous engraving of the Boston Massacre to influence colonial opinion?
He used it as propaganda to make the British soldiers look like cold-blooded murderers and the colonists look like completely innocent victims.
What was the Edenton Tea Party?
A protest in 1774 organized by 51 women in Edenton, North Carolina, who pledged to boycott British tea and manufactured goods.
The main reason Great Britain started passing new tax laws, like the Stamp Act, on the American colonist
Britain needed to raise revenue to pay off debts after the French and Indian War?
What were the Townshend Acts?
A series of laws passed by Parliament that taxed everyday imported goods brought into the colonies, such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
What law passed by Great Britain gave a single British company a monopoly on selling tea in the colonies, triggering the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act of 1773.
Who defended the British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre, and why?
John Adams, because he believed everyone deserved a fair trial under the rule of law, regardless of how unpopular they were.
Who organized and led the Edenton Tea Party?
Penelope Barker.
the main cause of the French and Indian War
Both Great Britain and France wanted control over the fertile land and fur trade in the Ohio River Valley.
How did colonists commonly protest British tax laws before resorting to violence?
They organized boycotts by refusing to buy British imported goods
What harsh laws did the British Parliament pass to punish Boston and Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
Why is the Boston Massacre considered a great example of the "power of perspective"?
Because the British saw it as a chaotic mob threatening soldiers who acted in self-defense, while American patriots viewed it as a brutal slaughter of innocent citizens.
Why was the Edenton Tea Party historically significant compared to other colonial protests?
It was one of the earliest organized political actions taken entirely by women in the American colonies.