Townshend Acts
What did a Writ of Assistance permit?
Broad search warrants
The Boston Massacre occurred in front of which building?
The Custom House
Who help spread propaganda and illustrated the Boston Massacre to other Colonists?
Paul Revere
What year were the Townshend Acts passed?
1767
What were the soldiers charged with?
Manslaughter
Who was the African sailor who was killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What did the Townshend Acts increase the cost of?
Glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
What was John Adams trying to support during the Boston Massacre Trial?
Fair trial for all
What lawyer defended the soldiers?
John Adams
What did the colonists think they lost with the passing of the Townshend Acts?
Their liberty
What were the civilians throwing at the soldiers?
Snowballs and other debris
What patriot warned others about standing armies during peacetime endangering liberty?
Samuel Adams
What did families do to boycott the Townshend Acts?
They wore homespun cloth and local goods.
What did the Loyalists' view on the Boston Massacre?
Civillians attacked first, soldiers attacked in self-defense
Who was the captain who was in charge of the group of soldiers who caused the Boston Massacre?
Captain Thomas Preston