Boston Tea Party
What was the Boston Tea Party in protest of?
Taxation
This event was when American radicals dumped tea into the harbor in protest
Boston Tea Party
This man famously made a midnight journey on a horse to warn people that the British were coming
Paul Revere
True or false: George Washington had children of his own
False
Who did the people behind the Boston Tea Party dress up as?
Mohawk Indians and black slaves
After British soldiers fired on colonial Americans that were harassing them and only three people died, this event became known as the _________.
Boston Massacre
This man was a popular thinker among radicals in America
Samuel Adams
Minutemen
What group was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty
To pay for the French and Indian War, Britain instituted the ___ Act, which upset the colonists.
Stamp
This British parliamentarian instituted a series of taxes that came to be known by his last name
Charles Townshend
How old was George Washington when he officially resigned from the colonial militia? (Must be within the decade of his life)
26
Who was the main person behind the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
The _________ were a series of new taxes on colonial Americans in response to their rebellion against the Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
This man defended British soldiers in court, making him lose popularity in America
John Adams
In response to the Boston Tea Party, American colonists were forced to ____ soldiers, which eventually led to the Third Amendment in the Bill of Rights.
(You can explain it if you don't know the exact word)
Quarter
343
The Battles at _____ and _____ started the war between America and Britain.
Lexington, Concord
This man served on the House of Burgesses, and is credited with saying "If this be treason, make the most of it!"
Patrick Henry
This was a violent form of protest that made people look like birds
Tarring and feathering