True or False
After the war, George Washington became King
False. He wanted to go back to his farm
What is the name of the tax act that said colonists could only purchase from the British East India Company
The Tea Act
Who won the battle of Yorktown
The Americans
What does it mean to boycott?
They take place when people act together and refuse to use or buy something.
French and Indian War
1754-1763
To be in debt is to have a lot of money
False. It means to owe money
What does it mean to be in debt
to owe money
Who won the battle of Saratoga
The Continental Army
What is a congress?
It is a formal meeting.
Boston Tea Party
December 16,1773
A militia is a volunteer army
True
Why did Great Britain tax the colonists
Because they were in debt from the French & Indian War
Who won the battle of Lexington and Concord
The Americans
What is a tariff?
A tax on imports
Intolerable Acts
1774
The Boston Tea Party is when they got very bad diseases
False. It is when the colonists dressed up as Native Americans and poured 342 crates of tea into the ocean
What is a militia
A volunteer army
Who won the battle of Trenton
General George Washington's army
What does it mean to repeal?
To cancel
First Continental Congress
September 5- October 26, 1774
Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty or give me death"
True
Who said "No taxation without representation"
The colonists
Who won the battle of Bunker Hill
The British
What is a effigy?
A life-sized puppet
Battle of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775