Causes of the American Revolution
What were two items included on the Stamp Act?
Any paper product (cards, dice, paper, envelopes)
What happened during the Boston Massacre?
The British and the Colonist got in a fight in Boston.
New England, Middle, Southern
Multiple Answers
What genders are Ms. Malanga and Ms. Morettis babies?
Boys!
Name two of the taxes leading up to the Revolution?
Multiple Answers
1770
Why were the Middle Colonies known as the “breadbasket colonies”?
They grew a lot of grain and wheat
What was the name of the land Bridge that connected Asia to the New World?
Beringia
What state did Ms. Moretti go to college in?
Rhode Island
What was the name of the war between the French and British that put Britain in a lot of debt?
The French and Indian War
What were the Intolerable Acts, and how did they punish Massachusetts?
They closed the Boston Harbor after the tea party.
What was a big industry in New England?
Fishing, Shipbuilding
What colony did the first Thanksgiving take place?
Massachusetts
Where did Ms. Malanga grow up?
What was the purpose of the tea act?
To only let Colonists buy tea from a BRITISH owned company
How many Colonists died during the Boston Massacre?
5
What is an example of a cash crop that grew in the South?
Indigo, Cotton, Tobacco
1492
How long has Ms. Moretti been teaching at GUG?
9 years
How did the Quartering Act increase tensions between colonists and British soldiers?
It forced the soldiers to live with the Colonists
342 Crates
Why was Georgia Colony founded?
As a place for people who were going to go to prison for debt
What month is Ms. Moretti's Birthday?
February