Tea: Act or Party?
Tea Act
What was the full name of the Sugar Act?
Sugar and Molasses Act of 1764
What act led to the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act.
What act forced colonists to host soldiers in their homes?
Quartering Act
What colony was Boston part of?
Massachusetts
Who was the ruler of England during the lead-up to the Revolution?
King George III.
True or False: The Sons of Liberty dressed like Native Americans at the Boston Tea Party.
True.
Legal documents, playing cards, newspapers, diplomas, books, wills, marriage licenses, etc.
What act ignited the protests which eventually led to the Boston Massacre?
Townshend Act
What was the common term for British soldiers?
Redcoats
What group of patriotic rebels was based in Boston?
Sons of Liberty
What year did the French and Indian War end?
1763
What was the name of the company that benefitted from the Tea Act?
East India Trading Company
True or False: Great Britain never repealed the Stamp Act.
FALSE. The Act was repealed two years later.
What acts/event did the Boston Tea Party lead to?
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts - a series of acts meant to punish the colonies.
Name both acts that forced British soldiers into colonists' homes.
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
What sparked the soldiers to shoot at the crowd in Boston?
Colonist/protestor throwing a snowball.
Define "propaganda".
Propaganda: the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.
Some were happy, some were not
Name one effect of the Sugar Act other than "tax put on sugar & molasses".
- Forbade colonies from trading with other nations
- Banned importation of rum and fine wines
- Tried those that were suspected of crimes, without a jury
What act brought the phrase "No taxation without representation" to popularity?
The Sugar and Molasses Act.
What reason did Britain give for enacting the Quartering Act?
They said it was to better protect colonists and save money housing British soldiers.
What was one effect of Boston Harbor being shut down?
Dock workers & sailors losing jobs
Merchants not having imports to sell
Shops closing due to no imports
What was the system of communication across the colonies called?
Committees of correspondence.
Explain the Tea Act.
2. British merchants imported tea directly to the colonies.
3. Colonists had to pay a small tax on tea.
What was the name of the act Great Britain passed to replace the Stamp Act?
The Declaratory Act.
It stated that the colonies are bound to follow British law with no exceptions.
What act caused the West India Trading Company to become much more profitable?
NONE. There was no "West India Trading Company".
The Tea Act helped the East India Trading Company.Where was the location of the first battle in the Revolutionary War?
Concord, Massachusetts
Massachusetts was originally two separate colonies.
What were they?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
Define "monopoly".
monopoly: One company/individual controlling an entire industry and not allowing for competition.