Stamp Act
Define "tax"
a charge a citizen must pay to their government
Spiders have 8___________ and 8 _____________.
8 legs and 8 eyes
In what colony did the Boston Massacre occur?
Massachusetts
What group organized the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
Another word for intolerable is...
unbearable
Pay a tax on all paper products: newspapers, marriage licenses, even playing cards.
The first jack-o-lantern was actually carved out of a ....
Turnip!
How many colonists were killed on the night of the Boston Massacre?
5
How did the participants disguise themselves on the night of the Boston Tea Party?
Define "harbor"
a place for boats to stop and trade and receive goods
Some colonists reacted to the stamp act by refusing to by any goods that were taxed. When a person refuses to buy something it is called...
A boycott!
Which animal is believed to protect witches against negative forces?
black cats
What were some of the actions that colonists took against the British soldiers on the night of the Boston Massacre?
throwing snowballs, clubs, taunting and namecalling
Why exactly did the colonists throw the tea in the harbor?
Great Britain shut down Boston's Harbor. It would be reopened when....
The Bostonians paid back ALL of the money owed for destroying the tea
Why did the British feel that the colonists owed them money
In what country did Halloween originate?
England!
Why did the colonists call the British Soldiers lobsterbacks? Why was being called a lobster an insult?
Lobsters were an infestation at this time in history, like rats or mice, and they were considered poor people's food. The colonists felt that the redcoats were also an infestation in Boston.
Why did the colonists return to the harbor the morning after the Boston Tea Party?
To make sure all of the tea chests were submerged under the water.
It required that the colonists allow British soldiers to live in their homes
This was a violent scare tactic that some colonists used against tax collectors. It could lead to infection and death.
Tarring and Feathering
This electrifying character was named after the doctor who created him
Frankenstein!
What was the name of the British Captain who was leading the troops that night?
Captain Thomas Preston
What was the name of the man who wrote down what happened on the night of the Boston Tea Party. First and Last Name.
George Hewes
Quebec, Canada