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100
This man or woman was a member of the House of Burgesses, and said only the Virginia Assembly could tax Virginians.
Who is Patrick Henry?
100
These are the people who have to be ready in 60 seconds notice.
Who are minutemen?
100
This act taxed molasses and sugar, and was enacted in 1733
What is The Molasses Act?
100
This was the war that Great Britain was raising money to pay for.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
This is the phrase that filled the streets in the original colonies after Britain started unfairly taxing the colonists.
What is "Taxation without Representation is tyranny!"
200
This man or woman wrote a newspaper article attacking the Stamp Act.
Who is Samuel Adams?
200
When something is canceled, or taken away.
What is repealed?
200
This act taxed newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and other paper products.
What is the Stamp Act?
200
This was the group that formed to fight against the Stamp Act and to organize protests against the taxes.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
200
This was the group that formed to support the boycott against the Townshend Acts, made up of women.
Who are the Daughters of Liberty?
300
This man or woman yelled to the crowd during the Boston Massacre, and was killed in the scuffle that followed.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
300
These are the men that volunteer to defend their colonial town.
Who are the militia?
300
This act taxed a lot of goods colonists used on a daily basis, like tea, paper, glass, paint, and lead.
What is the Townshend Act?
300
This was the killing of 5 people after colonists had formed to protest the taxes in front of the British soldiers.
What is the Boston Massacre?
300
This is the nickname given to the British soldiers because of the color of their coats.
What is lobster?
400
This man or woman reported that the colonists were preparing to protest before the Boston Tea Party happened.
Who is Abigail Adams?
400
This means to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, business, or country.
What is boycott?
400
This act forced the colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with food and drink.
What is the Quartering Act?
400
These are the groups that were formed to state the rights of the colonist, and who informed the other colonies of important political events.
What are Committees of Correspondence?
400
This is the number of boxes of tea that were dumped into the Boston harbor.
What is 342?
500
This man was the husband of the woman who said that colonists were preparing to protest.
Who is John Adams?
500
This word means money added to the price of goods, so the goods are more expensive. Britain was a big fan of this word.
What is tax?
500
What was the very first act that took away the rights of the colonists as Englishmen?
What is the Sugar Act?
500
This was the meeting of delegates who met to discuss how the colonies should deal with the Intolerable Acts.
What is the First Continental Congress?
500
These are two occupations of the able-bodied men that usually joined the militia.
Who are farmers, craft workers, business owners, or wealthy men?