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100
They needed money after the French and Indian War.
Why did Great Britain want the colonists to pay taxes?
100
A colonist who opposed British rule.
What is a Patriot?
100
The French, English and Native Americans all believed they claimed this same region of the country.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
100
He was in charge of the battle to help Boston.
Who was George Washington?
100
This battle forced the British to retreat to Boston.
What is Concord?
200
Patrick Henry spoke out, the Sons of Liberty were formed, and the Colonists boycotted British goods.
What are some of the actions the Colonists took to oppose taxes?
200
The English took over most of New France and the Native American land, and the Spanish got the land west of the Mississippi.
What happened after the French and Indian War to the Native Americans, the English and the Spanish?
200
An express rider who warned the colonists of a British attack.
Who was Paul Revere, and why was he important?
200
A protest where colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped tea in Boston Harbor. They were trying to show Britain that they disagreed with the tea tax.
What was the Boston Tea Party, and what were the Colonists trying to show Britain?
300
The British were outnumbered at Concord and suffered great losses during their retreat to Boston.
What is evidence of Paul Revere's ride being successful?
300
A group of Patriots that led protests against the Britain, led by Samuel Adams.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
300
This started the colonists to unite as Americans.
What is effect of British taxation on the colonists?
300
He led the colonists at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Who was William Prescott, and why was he important?
300
A meeting held with representatives from 12 colonies. They made decisions about what to do until Britain repealed the Intolerable Acts.
What was the First Continental Congress? What decisions were made there?
400
A punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
What is the reason Britain passed new laws that the colonists referred to as the Intolerable Acts?
400
A group of Patriot women who made tea and wove cloth while the colonists were boycotting British goods.
Who were the Daughters of Liberty and what did they do?
400
They were groups of people in each colony who worked to share news among the colonies.
What were the Committees of Correspondence and what was their main goal?
400
This was a way to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party. These acts included closing the port of Boston, forcing the colonists to feed and house British troops, and placing Massachusetts under the control of a British general.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
500
The British fight the French and Indian War and become broke. They tax the colonists which makes the colonists angry and protest. The British soldiers fire guns which causes the Boston Massacre. The British then repealed all taxes except for the tax on tea. The Colonists held the Boston Tea Party to show Britain they did not agree with the tax.
What events linked the Boston Massacre to the Boston Tea Party?
500
The colonists had no say in the British government and they did not think it was fair to be taxed by them.
What does the slogan "no taxation without representation" mean?
500
The Iroquois helped the British, which helped them to win the war.
What Native American tribe decided to help the British during the French and Indian War? What effect did this have on the outcome of the war?
500
A Patriot who was the first person to speak out against the Stamp Act.
Who is Patrick Henry and why was he important?
500
The first shot of the American Revolution at Lexington.
What was "the shot heard around the world?"