A series of laws passed by Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colony and serve as a warning to other colonies.
What is the Intolerable Acts
100
ruled Great Britain before, during, and after the American Revolution; declared the colonists in rebellion
Who is King George
100
a common, descriptive negative term for a British soldier
What is a Redcoat
100
A clash between some 60 townspeople and a squad of about 10 British redcoats where the troops, acting under extreme provocation, opened fire and killed or wounded 11 citizens
What is the Boston Massacre
100
People in the 13 colonies who remained on Britain's side during the Revolutionary War.
What are Loyalists
200
A cost-savings measure requiring the colonies to house British soldiers and provide them with supplies.
What is the Quartering Act
200
2 men that made a famous ride in the night to warn people in Massachusetts that the British were coming
Who are Paul Revere and William Dawes
200
To refuse to buy items from a particular country as a form of protest.
What is boycott
200
Rebels of the Sons of Liberty dress up like Native Americans and toss British products into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party
200
A territory owned and run by another country.
What is a Colony
300
Parliament placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products. Called for harsh punishment of smugglers.
What is the Sugar Act
300
wife of one of the Sons of Liberty; ran the family farm during the war; urged her husband to "remember the ladies" when Congress was creating the new republic
Who is Abigail Adams
300
a group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period and the Revolutionary War
What are Militias
300
War between Britain vs. France and the Natives over disputed territory in the Americas (2 names)
What is the French and Indian War or 7 Years War
300
Slogan shouted by Americans angry at the British as they had to pay tax but had no say in how the country was run.
What is no Taxation Without Representation
400
Parliament passed this law giving themselves the right to govern the American colonies.
What is the Declaratory Act
400
He strongly protested the Stamp Act; was a great speaker and a representative from Virginia; said "Give me liberty or give me death!" in an important speech
Who is Patrick Henry
400
A government where there is only one King or Queen to rule the country.
What is a monarchy
400
King George III orders the colonist to stay behind the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflict with the Native Americans
What is the Proclamation of 1763
400
First battles of the American Revolution. The British wanted to destroy weapons, but the colonists confronted them and drove them away.
What are Lexington and Concord
500
A series of laws passed by Parliament in order to raise revenue. Included taxes on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.
What is the Townshend Acts
500
Leader of the Green Mountain Boys, a group of Militiamen who took control of a key Fort in Vertmont
Who is Ethan Allen
500
a rag doll usual set on fire that represents an unpopular individual.
What is an effigy
500
Meeting of the 13 American colonies to discuss how they would deal with the British.
What is the First Continental Congress
500
This committee was made up of colonists who wrote letters to each other in order to keep each other aware of events.