Social Studies - Conflict with Britain (Chapter 7, Lesson 2)

Vocab

100

required colonists to pay tax on certain imported goods

^{tax          Stamp Act     Committees of Correspondence} 

^{Continental Congress    Townshend Acts}  

Townshend Acts

200

money paid by people to support their government

^{tax          Stamp Act     Committees of Correspondence}

 ^{Continental Congress    Townshend Acts}  

tax

300

Men who met to share ideas, decide on actions, and later  govern the U.S.

^{tax          Stamp Act     Committees of Correspondence} 

^{Continental Congress    Townshend Acts}  

Continental Congress

400

People who kept in close touch with the other colonies and reported events and ideas

^{tax          Stamp Act     Committees of Correspondence} 

^{Continental Congress    Townshend Acts}  

Committees of Correspondence

500

required colonists to buy stamps for written material

^{tax          Stamp Act     Committees of Correspondence}

 ^{Continental Congress    Townshend Acts}  

stamp act

History is Fun

100

What actions made the colonists angry with Britain?

Britain was taxing the colonies.

200

Name something the Stamp Act taxed.

marriage license

newspaper

legal documents

300

Name an item taxed under the Townshend Act.

paint

glass

tea

400

What did the Colonists do about the Stamp Act and the Townshend Act?

They refused to buy the stamps and boycotted buying importing goods.

500

When and where was the first Continental Congress held?

Philadephia in September 1774

I know the Answer!

100

What two things did the Continental Congress do?

They sent a letter to the King asking him to end the Boston Harbor blockade and told the colonies to stop trading with Britain.

200

Describe the Boston Tea Party.

Colonists dressed as Indians dumped 342 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor to protest the tax.

300

Who convinced the House of Burgesses and the colonists to refuse to pay the king's taxes?  He was known for his powerful speeches.

Patrick Henry