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Vocabulary
Colonists
British
Events
People
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Definition of: BOYCOTT
What is refuse to buy goods
100
Name three ways that the colonists protested against the British taxes
What is tar and feathered a man, hung a doll of a tax collector, burned ships, Boston Tea Party
100
Who did the British go to war with? Why did they fight this war?
What is the French. They wanted more land.
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The colonists dump tea overboard when the British decide to make the colonists pay a tea tax
What is the Boston Tea Party
100
This person is the leader of the British people
What is King George
200
Definition of: TAXES
What is extra money paid when buying goods
200
Why are the colonists so angry with the British?
What is the British are making them pay taxes to pay back for a war that they had nothing to do with
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Who is the leader of the British people?
What is King George
200
The colonists and British have a battle. This battle started with an apprentice wig maker accusing a British soldier of not paying for his wig.
What is the Boston Massacre
200
This is the person who was killed by the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre
What is Crispus Attucks
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Definition of: REPEAL
What is get rid of
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Why do the colonists hang a doll of a tax collector? Does their idea work?
What is to scare the tax collectors. It works because the tax collectors quit their jobs, so there is no one to collect the taxes.
300
What nickname do the colonists give to the British soldiers? Why do they give them this name?
What is "lobsterbacks", because the soldiers wear red coats.
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Crispus Attucks gets shot in the chest and dies when he tries to speak out against the British. What event does this take place during?
What is the Boston Massacre
300
This is the person who smuggled goods into Boston so that he would not have to pay taxes
What is John Hancock
400
Definition of: PROTEST
What is the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval
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The colonists don't mind paying these taxes. Why are they truly mad at the British?
What is the British did not ask them if they want to pay the taxes. They just TOLD them that they have to pay them.
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How do the British react when they discover what the colonists did during the Boston Tea Party?
What is place the "Intolerable Acts" on the colonists.
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The British pass the "Intolerable Acts" because they believe that this event was "violent and outrageous".
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
This is the person who leads the Boston Tea Party
What is George Hewes
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Definition of: PARLIAMENT
What is British Government
500
How do the colonists respond to the "Intolerable Acts"?
What is they hold a Continental Congress to discuss these acts and how to deal with the British.
500
What are some laws that the British put on the colonists when they create the "Intolerable Acts"?
What is the port of Boston is shut down until the town paid for the ruined tea, the people of Boston would no longer be allowed to elect their own judges or sheriffs, if the residents of Boston wanted to hold a town meeting, they would need permission from British officials
500
What do the colonists decide to do during their meeting of the Continental Congress?
What is boycott trade with the British, colonies should start arming and training their malitias (armies) just in case there was trouble with the British soldiers in Boston
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This is the person who represents Boston at the Continental Congress
What is Samuel Adams