The Boston Massacre
This violent event began when angry colonists clashed with British soldiers in 1770, leaving five people dead.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This group, started by Samuel Adams, helped colonies share news and coordinate resistance to British rule.
What are the Committees of Correspondence?
Which British law gave one company control of tea sales in the colonies?
What is the Tea Act?
In what city did delegates from twelve colonies meet in 1774 to discuss Britain’s unfair laws?
What is Philadelphia?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This city is the capital of Massachusetts.
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This man, of African and Native American heritage, became the first person killed in the fight for American independence.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
Why were riders like Paul Revere important to the Committees of Correspondence?
They carried letters and messages between towns and colonies.
What phrase captured the colonists’ anger about being taxed without having a voice in government?
What is “no taxation without representation”?
Which colony chose not to send delegates to the First Continental Congress?
What is Georgia?
TRIPLE JEOPARDY
This man represented the British officers in court after the Boston Massacre.
Who is Spooder-man41?
What angered Boston colonists about the British soldiers stationed in their town?
They were forced to house soldiers under the Quartering Act and disliked being controlled by them.
How did Samuel Adams help the colonies stay united?
He organized the Committees of Correspondence so colonists could exchange information and plan together.
Which group of patriots disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor?
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
What decision did the delegates make to pressure Britain to repeal the Intolerable Acts?
They agreed to stop all trade with Britain.
How did colonial leaders like Paul Revere use the Boston Massacre to influence others?
They spread engravings and stories showing British soldiers attacking innocent colonists to unite people against Britain.
What did the Committees of Correspondence encourage colonists to do in response to unfair British actions?
They encouraged protests and boycotts of British goods.
What did the British government do to punish Boston after the Tea Party?
They passed the Coercive Acts.
Besides ending trade, what other action did the First Continental Congress take?
They sent a petition to King George III demanding that the colonies’ rights be respected.