People
Who led the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
Who was the French and Indian War fought between?
The British and French
What was the Stamp Act?
The British Government was taxing the colonist on paper products.
By defending the French, who became the most important power in North America?
The British
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Why did the British government create the Stamp Act?
As a way for the colonist to pay the British back for their war debts
Why did the colonist not agree to the Stamp Act?
The colonist had no say in how they were being taxed to pay back their debt to the British.
Put the events in order:
A. The first shot of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington, MA
B. Thomas Jefferson drafted the declaration of independence, stating reasons for breaking away from Great Britain
C. Paul Revere rode West from Boston, warning colonists that the British were coming to seize weapons
D. The British defeated the colonists at the Battle of Bunker Hill
A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3
Who is the night rider?
Paul Revere
What did the First Continental Congress come together to do?
They wrote a list of complaints and grievances against the king and his government.
What happened when the British government repealed the Stamp Act and started taxing the colonist on other products such as imported good like tea.
The Boston Tea Party
What is a key document in US history?
The declaration of independence
Who reviewed the declaration of independence?
John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
What was Paul Revere's job as the night rider?
Paul Revere was to look for lanterns being hung on the belfry.
If there was 1 lantern if the soldiers were going on foot.
If there were 2 lanterns the soldiers were going by boat.
What were the Intolerable Acts? There are 3 of them!
2. Administration of Justice Act- New rules for trials. If Bostonians were accused of a crime they needed to go to Canada or London to be tried.
3. Quartering Act- Colonists needed to provide places for British soldiers to live if they were stationed in their colony.
The British government approved a new set of laws to punish the people of Boston (Intolerable Acts)
What were some reasons that the colonist became discontent with British rule and wanted independence?
1. Great Britain's increased taxation on the colonist
2. British show of military force in Boston
3. Great Britain's removal of colonial rights