Proclamation of 1763
Why did the British tax the colonists?
To pay their war debt
1st person killed in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
What plan did Fredrick North have?
Ship tea to America and have colonists pay taxes
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress
To help make the colonist more unified against the king
Why did the colonists protest the Proclamation of 1763?
They felt the king did not care about them and did not protect them against the Native Americans
Who was the minister of finance for Great Britain?
Charles Townshend
Why did the colonists object to Fredrick North's plan
They were afraid that British merchants would never pay and they would go out of business
Where did the Fist Continental Convention take place
Philadelphia
What was the attitude towards the colonists?
Uncaring
The name of the occurrence when the British soldiers were shot in a crowd of colonists?
The Boston Massacre
When did the Boston Tea Party take place?
December 16, 1773
Who were the minutemen?
Group o' colonist trained to be soldiers they could fight at a minutes notice
Why did the colonists feel that the taxation was unfair?
Colonists felt they did not need the help of the British.
Who was Great Britain's King
King George III
Did all colonists approve of what happened during the Boston Tea Party
What did Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott do?
Train the minutemen
What was the Stamp Act?
Allowed the government to tax legal and business papers used in America.
Who led protests in Boston?
Samuel Adams
How did the colonists react to the Boston Tea tax
Colonists threw tea overboard
Burned a ship with the tea
Allowed tea to rot
What is a patriot?
Someone who takes pride and LOVES their country.