The Acts
This act put a tax on the colonist's favorite warm drink
The Tea Act
What was the name of the first shot fired in the battle of Lexington?
The Shot Heard Round the World
Who were the patriots and the loyalists?
Patriots: wanted freedom for America
Loyalists: loyal to British rule
In this event, British soldiers fired at and killed colonists who were yelling and throwing rocks
The Boston Massacre
These acts were created by the British to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
Who won the battles of Concord and Lexington?
The colonists
What is the definition of independence?
To be free from unjust rule
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans and threw boxes of tea into the water as a form of protest
The Boston Tea Party
This act prevented colonists from spreading beyond a line drawn near the Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation of 1763
True or false: The colonists had a much larger army than the British did?
False
What is a revolution?
When the people of a country overthrow a government
This was the war that occurred before the Revolutionary War
The French Indian War
This act required colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes.
The Quartering Act
What was the nickname for the colonist soldiers?
Minutemen
What is a militia?
An army formed by normal people, usually to try to overthrow a government
Who rode a horse from Boston to spread the news that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
This act put a tax on many different kinds of paper.
The Stamp Act
What was the nickname for the British soldiers?
Redcoats or Lobsterbacks
What is tyranny?
The unjust use of power by a ruler.
Did John Adams determine that the British soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre were guilty or not guilty?
Not guilty