Boston
Important People
Acts from Parliament
Background
Other
100
What started the Boston Massacre? What was thrown? At who?
Snowballs/Rocks thrown at British soldiers
100
First commander of the army, eventually became the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
100
Name of Act that put a tax on things like glass, fabrics, lead, ink, dye, etc.
What are the Townshend Acts?
100
Explain what No Taxation without Representation means.
Colonists shouldn't be taxed if they don't have a say in the government.
100
Loyalist- Loyal to _________
Patriot: Loyal to ___________.
Loyalist: Loyal to Britian/the Crown.
Patriot: Loyal to America/the colonists.
200
Casualties of the Boston Massacre.
5 people dead.
200
Made the Boston Massacre image, alerted soldiers that "The British are coming!".
Who is Paul Revere?
200
Name of Act that put a tax on all paper products. (Newspaper, letters, cards, etc).
What is The Stamp Act?
200
Name of Britains government.
What is Parliament?
200
True or False: Colonists had a network of spies to pass messages along.
True
300
Wrote the "breakup letter" to Britain, including 7 reasons why they should not be united anymore.
Who is Thomas Paine?
300
Man who led the group "Sons of Liberty"
Who is Sam Adams?
300
Act that required colonists to feed and house British soldiers in their homes.
What is The Quartering Act?
300
Name of the war before the American Revolution that caused Britain to get into debt and tax colonists.
What is French and Indian War?
300
Name of the British King during the American Revolution.
Who was King George III?
400
Reason colonists dumped tea in the Boston Harbor.
To protest the various acts from Parliament. (The Tea Act)
400
Man that wrote a majority of our Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Rule from Parliament saying that nobody could settle West of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is Proclamation of 1763?
400
What written document states that colonists would be a free and independent nation?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
Did the Final Draft of the Declaration of Independence describe slavery as an injustice?
No-it did at first and then they took it out.
500
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped over 300 cases of British tea into the ocean.
500
Who created the "Join or Die" political cartoon, and convinced France to be an American ally?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
500
What was the name of the one act that included multiple smaller acts within?
Quartering Act, Massachussetts Government Act, etc.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
500
Why was it surprising that American colonists were able to beat British soldiers in some battles?
Colonists had no military training, British people did.
500
Famous saying "No taxation without __________."
What is representation?