money that people pay to their government in return for services.
What is a tax?
100
taxed tea
What is Tea Act?
100
March 5, 1770
Colonists were protesting the British soldiers in the colonies. It ended with British soldiers shooting at the protesters and killing 5 colonists. The soldiers were put on trial.
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
The king of England during the American Revolution
Who is King George III?
200
when a group of people refuse to buy, sell or use certain goods.
What is a boycott?
200
to cancel a law
What is repeal?
200
taxed sugar, coffee and cloth
What is Sugar Act?
200
December 16, 1773
Colonists dressed up as Native Americans, illegally boarded British ships at night and dumped the tea into the Boston harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
200
The group of colonists responsible for the Boston Tea Party
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
300
freedom from being controlled by another government.
What is liberty?
300
to import goods illegally.
What is smuggling?
300
taxed anything printed on paper
What is Stamp Act?
300
Why was the battle of Bunker Hill so important?
It proved that the American colonial army could fight well against bigger armies.
300
the commander of the Colonial army
Who is George Washington?
400
Patriot militia with special training.
What is minutemen?
400
a group of ordinary people who trained for battle. They were usually farmers, craftsmen or artisans.
What is militia?
400
As a result of the Boston Tea Party, Britain imposed these Acts to punish the colonists. Also called the Coercive Acts
What are the Intolerable Acts?
400
It was a petition to make peace with Britain and declare independence from Britain. King George responded by not reading it and sending more troops to the colonies.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
400
General of the British Army
Who is Thomas Gage?
500
Colonists who supported British rule.
What is a tory?
500
nicknames for the British soldiers
What is Redcoats, Brits, Regulars?
500
taxed imported tea, glass, lead, paints and paper
What is Townshend Acts?
500
The law that made it illegal for colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
500
The two colonists who helped warn others that the British forces were approaching Concord and Lexington