Week 13 Vocabulary
People who were loyal to Great Britain
Loyalists
British King at the time
King George III
Forced colonial authorities to provide housing and food for British soldiers
Quartering Act
A form of protest that involves refusing to buy British goods
Boycott
What is the capital of Massachusetts?
Boston
Royal leader, such as a king or queen
Monarch
He was one of the founders of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Placed a tax and required a special stamp on all paper documents, including newspapers and playing cards
Stamp Act
How did Great Britain plan to raise money needed to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War?
Taxes! Raising taxes, collecting taxes, and creating new taxes
The capital of this state is Salt Lake City
Utah
British soldiers who lived in the colonies to protect citizens and to make sure taxes were collected
Regulars
He was a formerly enslaved man who was the first colonist to die in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products imported into the American colonies from non-British Carribean sources
Sugar Act
This phrase was used by colonists who felt the taxes were unfair said that they did not have representation in Parliament
"No Taxation Without Representation"
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
People who wanted independence from great Britain
Patriots
He was a lawyer for the defense of the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre
John Adams
Prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Colonist civilians were shot and killed by British soldiers; This incident outraged colonists throughout the 13 colonies
Boston Massacre
The capital of this state is Boise
Idaho
Leader of Parliament
Prime Minister
He did an engraving of the Boston Massacre that was used to spread anger among the colonists against Great Britain
Paul Revere
Placed a tax on paint, paper, lead, glass, and tea imported into the colonies
Townshend Acts
What did Parliament do to several colonies as punishment for allowing protests and boycotts in their colonies?
Suspended their governments
What is the capital of Oregon?
Salem