What is the name of the people who fought on this side?
Loyalists
What is the name of the people who fought on this side?
Patriots
Taunted
Teased with cruel words or actions; made fun of
Who were to the west that the British were trying to protect?
Native Americans
Who signed the repeal for the tax Act
King George III
What did the Colonists do when they were taxed for goods?
They made their own
Perspective
Views, the way something is seen
What side was seen as innocent in the Boston Massacre? Why?
The Patriots. They wanted to be shows as innocent unarmed victims.
What animal was in the Bloody Massacre image? What side was the dog shown on?
There was a dog on the Patriots side
What did the British do to try and settle the Colonists down?
They send soldiers
What did the Colonists want to do with the land to the West of them? Why could/couldn't they go there?
Settle there. They weren't allowed to because the British wouldn't let them. They did it anyways.
Liberty
Freedom
What was the thing sticking out of the window?
What was the government called in the Colonies and in Britian?
Parliament
The two Acts the British passed to collect taxes
The Stamp Act and the Sugar Act
Why did the colonists believed the taxation was unfair?
They believed there is "no taxation without causation" and they were not being fairly represented.
Independence
Freedom from being controlled; self-sufficiency
What was the main colors shown in this picture? Why?
Red and Blue. To bring attention to it.
How did the British believe the Kings came to power?
It was a divine right from God passed down from King to their son
Why did the British think the Colonists should have to pay taxes?
Because they protected the colonists in the way and had lots of war debt to pay.
What was the name of the group of colonists that were protesting to be independent from Britian?
Sons and Daughters of Libery
Propaganda
Information used to try to persuade someone to be for or against an idea or person
What were some of the items thrown at the red coats?
Wood, snowball, ice chuncks
Who was the painter of the Boston Masacre?
Paul Revere