Week 13 Vocab
A royal leader, such as a King or Queen
Monarch
This forced colonial authorities to provide housing and food for British soldiers
He was one of the founders of the Sons of Liberty
Sam Adams
A person who wanted independence from Great Britain
Patriot
The capital of this state is Columbus
Ohio
A person who wanted to remain part of Great Britain
Loyalist
This placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products imported into the American colonies from non-British Caribbean sources
Sugar Act
He was a formerly enslaved man who was the first colonist to die in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Great Britain needed to get money to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War and did this by raising, creating, and collecting ___________.
Taxes
What is the capital of North Dakota?
Bismarck
The leader of Parliament
Prime Minister
This placed a tax and required a special stamp on all paper documents, including newspapers and playing cards
Stamp Act
He was a lawyer for the defense of the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre
John Adams
This was a secret political organization active in the 13 colonies that was founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government
Sons of Liberty
The capital of this state is Jefferson City
Missouri
The representative branch of the British government that makes the laws
Parliament
This placed a tax on paint, paper, lead, glass, and tea imported into the colonies
Townshend Act
He did an engraving of the Boston Massacre that was used to spread anger among the colonists against Great Britain
Paul Revere
This phrase was used by colonists who felt the taxes were unfair because they did not have representation in Parliament
"No taxation without representation!"
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
Madison
British soldiers who lived in the colonies to protect citizens and make sure taxes were collected
Regulars
This prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
He was the King of Great Britain in 1770
King George III
Colonists who did not agree with the taxes began to protest by ______________, or refusing to buy British goods.
Boycotting
The capital of this state is Concord
New Hampshire