Patriots and Leaders
Boston Crisis
Law and Acts
Liberty and Struggle
Vocab
100

This famous patriot helped organize resistance against British policies specifically in the city of Boston.

Sam Adams

100

Colonists disguised themselves as this group during the famous Boston Tea Party.

Native Americans

100

This specific law closed down Boston Harbor as a direct result of the Boston Tea Party.

The Boston Harbor Act

100

Patrick Henry’s famous speech was intended to encourage colonists to take this action.

Prepare to unite and fight

100

This is the common definition for the word "liberty."

Freedom

200

This colonial leader took the controversial step of defending British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre.

John Adams

200

This 1773 event served as the spark that caused the British government to punish Boston in 1774

The Boston Tea Party

200

This set of laws was designed specifically to punish the colony of Massachusetts.

The Intolerable Acts

200

This Southern colony was most closely associated with the leadership of Patrick Henry.

Virginia

200

This term refers to a colonist who remained loyal to the British king and government.

Loyalist

300

This man is best remembered for his fiery declaration: “Give me liberty, or give me death!”

Patrick Henry

300

Some colonists used this messy and painful method to punish those they viewed as enemies.

Tarring and feathering

300

This act required colonists to allow British soldiers to use any home they wanted.

The Quartering Act

300

This woman became a famous published poet despite the immense hardship of being enslaved.

Phillis Wheatly

300

This term refers to colonists who supported independence or resistance against Britain.

Patriot

400

This woman is known for urging her husband and other leaders to “remember the ladies.”

Abigail Adams

400

This meeting was significant because it united the colonies for the first time to discuss British actions.

The First Continental Congress

400

Colonists protested tea taxes primarily because they believed this body(British government) could not tax them without representation.

Parliment

400

his major social issue is a primary focus during the scenes set in Virginia in Episode 4.

Slavery

400

This is the act of refusing to buy certain goods as a form of protest.

Boycott