Vocab
to refuse to buy items in order to protest or to force acceptance of one's terms.
Boycott
Who was the first person to get killed in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
A privately owned ship outfitted with weapons
Privateer
How many male delegates attended?
55 male delegates
How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre?
5
a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual.
Effigy
Who was the king at this time
King George III
Two reasons colonists became angry:
1- Colonists could not live west of Appalachian Mountains
2- Britain taxed colonists
Where did they meet?
In Philadelphia
Who defended the British soldiers at their trial?
John Adams
American colonist who favored American independence.
patriot
Who were the soldiers that King George sent over
The British army
This Act stated that there was a tax on almost all printed material
Stamp Act
How many different colonies were in the first continental congress?
13 colonies
What was the most dramatic form of protest during this time?
The Boston Tea Party
An American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war of independence
Loyalist
Who was the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This Act stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions in all cases.
Declaratory Act
What were the two actions that took place?
1- wrote a letter to King George III trying to persuade him to avoid war
2- the colonists prepared for war
How did the Sons of Liberty dress when they dumped the chests of tea?
As Native Americans
paid soldier who serves in the armed forces of a foreign country
MERCENARY
Who were German soldiers hired by the British
Hessians
This Act was a tax on imported goods.
Townshend Acts
When the colonists fought the British in Lexington, why was it called the shot that was heard around the world?
It showed the world that America was willing to fight a major world power.
What Acts did Britain pass after the Boston Massacre?
The Intolerable Acts which limited the colonists freedom