Vocabulary
What did they call colonists who still remained loyal to the British?
Loyalists
What is a cash crop that the Southern colonies are known for?
Indigo, tobacco, cotton, etc.
How many people died in the Boston Massacre?
5 people
Why did the British pass the Declaratory Act?
To remind the colonists that the British still had the power after repealing the Stamp Act.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
Any paper good with a stamp on it.
What did they call the colonists who opposed the British?
Patriots
What were typical jobs of an enslaved person in the Northern Colonies?
Small farm work, city jobs
Why did the British move their warships to the Boston Harbor?
To scare the colonists into listening
After the British repealed the Townshend Acts, they left a tax on one item. What item was this?
Tea
What did the Townshend Acts tax?
Paper, glass, lead, tea
What was a militia?
A small army of colonists
Name a Middle Colony.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
What did the Sons of Liberty do?
They write anonymous articles and letters and attacked the tax collectors.
How did the Committee of Correspondence help the Patriots?
It spread the word about all of the things the British were doing.
What did the Declaratory Act say?
It said that the British still had the power to tax the colonies at any time.
What is a monopoly?
When one person or group has complete control over a market (example: the French and the fur trade)
Why were the colonists upset at the Proclamation of 1763?
They were no longer allowed to live in the land that they just fought for.
What did the Daughters of Liberty do?
They encouraged other colonists to make their own cloth and boycott British goods
Why did the colonists call it a Massacre even though only a small number of people died?
To convince the loyalists to join the fight against the British
What is a boycott?
When someone refuses to buy something for a reason.
Important
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
An idea proposed to the king of a congress that would make laws and decisions on behalf of the colonies.
Why did British merchants ask Parliament to repeal the Townshend acts?
They were not making any money because the colonists were boycotting buying their goods.
The Committee of Correspondence could not send texts. Instead they relied on what to spread messages to the other colonies?
They relied on riders to bring letters and pamphlets to the other colonies.
Who was William Pitt AKA the Elder?
He was a member of Parliament who argued that it was unfair to tax the colonies?