Vocabulary
To refuse to buy something
Boycott
He was a Patriot who went to England to represent the Colonies and talk to the King and Parliament about the harmful effects of the Intolerable Acts
Benjamin Franklin
This 1773 act taxed tea and created a monopoly in which the East India Company was the only company that could import tea to the colonies
Tea Tax
A crop grown in large quantities to sell for profit
Cash Crop
The capital of this state is Montgomery
Alabama
People who supported the King and Parliament
Loyalists
He was a Loyalist, the son of Benjamin Franklin, and was appointed Royal Governor of New Jersey
Willmaim Franklin
In 1773, colonists led by the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
He was a Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania on the ideas of religious freedom and tolerance
William Penn
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
Madison
People who wanted independence from Great Britain
Patriots
He was a Loyalist and Governor of Massachussetts
Thomas Hutchinson
Colonists who felt that the taxes were unfair said that they did not have representation in Parliament
"No Taxation Without Representation"
Pirates who were protected by a country and could legally sell captured goods
Privateers
The capital of this state is Helena
Montana
Storage place for gunpowder, ammunition, cannons, and muskets
Powder house
He was a Patriot, a member of the Virginia Legislature, and was known for his passionate speeches; He most famously said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Laws intended to punish the colonies for allowing protests, boycotts, and tea parties
Intolerable Acts
The exchange of goods, people, plants, animals, and ideas between the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia
Columbian Exchange
Olympia
When only one company sells a product (ex. the East India Tea Company was the only company allowed to sell tea in the Colonies)
Monopoly
He was a Patriot, a wealthy man from Massachussetts, and a leader in the Sons of Liberty; His ship, Liberty, was seized by the British which caused the Sons of Liberty to start a riot
John Hancock
Meeting held in Philadelphia in which each colony sent a representative to discuss a response to the King and Parliament over the Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
The trade network that ran on land between Europe and Asia
The Silk Road
The capital of this state is Juneau
Alaska