Lesson 1
Britain's King George supported the idea of ______________ the colonists.
taxing
What kind of goods did the Townshend Act place a tax or a tariff on?
What was the name of the "express rider" who made the trip to New York and back in about a week?
Who were the colonists that remained loyal to the King?
What was the war that the Americans fought for independence against the British called?
ho called for a new tax called the Townshend Acts?
Who was the young Virginia lawyer that first spoke out against the Stamp Act?
What were the members called that disguised themselves as Mohawks to dump tea into the Boston Harbor?
Who were the colonists that opposed British rule?
How many British soldiers were killed or wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
What placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies?
Where were the Tensions rising at, since the soldiers had arrived in 1768?
What happened in Boston that made the British leaders furious?
Boston Tea Party
What new rules punished the people of Boston severely?
What was the battle called that was a costly victory for the British?
What was the name of Britain's law-making assembly?
Who defended the soldiers on trial for murder in Boston?
Who made the most famous speech of his career when he warned Virginia's militias to prepare for battle?
Who was the other important leader in Boston along with Samuel Adams?
Who were the militia men that could be ready in a minute's notice?
Who thought it was a simple solution to tax the American colonists?
What event took place when a group of soldiers panicked and fired into a crowd of angry colonists on March 5, 1770?
What was the meeting in Philadelphia called that the representatives from every colony met at except Georgia?
Who was the Patriot colonel that led about 1,200 men up the hills of Charleston?
What is it called when the colonists decided to refuse British Goods?