Acts?
what was the tea act?
it was when the east india company said that people could only buy tea from them.
Who made the famous massacre ingraving
paul revere
Why did people throw tea into the water
Because it was a way they protested against the tea act the British Parliment passed.
What was the name of the act where people were taxed on tea
The Tea Act
What does it mean to protest?
an action that shows disaproval, or an objection to something
what was the stamp act?
It was where, colonist had to pay taxes for Newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licesnses, and playing cards.
Who were the british, colonist or soldiers?
soldiers
Why did the British go into debt?
Because they spent a lot of money on, the french and indian war
What side was Paul Revere on?
Colonist
What does imported mean?
to bring into a country, especially for sale
What act has to do with the East India Company?
The Tea act
Who were the lobster backs?
The british soldiers.
Why did the boston massacre happen?
colonist were angry that british soldeirs were livng in their home.
What was Paul Revere
A human being
What does repeal mean
to cancel or undo a law. (if you said take away, thats wrong.)
What was the townshend act?
a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767 that aimed to raise revenue in the American colonies by imposing taxes on goods like glass, lead, paint, and tea
Who feared that their life would change in the proclamation of 1763
Native americans
Why did the people throwing out the tea dress up as native americans?
Because they wanted to show Great Britan that they were more American than British.
What was the meaning behind the butchers shop in the back of the 'Bloody Massacre' engraving.
What is taxation without representation.
being required to pay taxes by a government without having a representative in the government
What were the acts that was made to force the colonists to obey the British called?
The Intolerable acts
Who was the captain for the british during the bloody massacre?
Captain Thomas Preston
How many chests of tea did the colonists empty into the ocean
What was the act that had to do with the first of something, and it happened in 1774.
The Intolerable act
What does delegates mean.
People who represent others at a convention or conference.