American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
During the French and Indian War, he gradually took on more responsibility and leadership.
Who is George Washington?
The colonists could not tolerate, or accept these new laws.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
An enslaved African who lived in Massachusetts and wrote a poem when the Stamp Act was repealed.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
He was known for the popular cry, "The British are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
In 1765, he was the mastermind behind the Stamp Act.
Who is Prime Minister Grenville?
One of the people who died during the Boston Massacre and is considered a hero.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
To collect materials to use in the future is known as.
What is stockpiling?
British king and his ministers would make all decisions about which colonists would serve in important positions in Massachuetts.
What is the Massachuetts Government Act?
To bring in a product to another country to be sold.
What is importing?
The French were fighting the British for control of land in North America. Some Native American tribes fought with the British and others fought with the French.
What is the French and Indian War?
A person who supports and defends his or her country.
What is a patriot?
The colonists had no representatives to stand up for them in the British Parliament, where the decision to tax the colonists was made. They felt this was unfair and wanted a voice in making decisions that affected them.
What is "No taxation without representation".
Twelve of the 13 colonies decided to send representatives to a meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known as?
What is the First Continental Congress?
Another word for a British soldier?
What is a redcoat/lobster back?
A group of protesters who made speeches against taxes and the British government.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
If a colonist committed a crime, they would no longer be tried in Boston by fellow Bostonians.
What is the Administration of Justice Act?
Britain soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protestors in the streets of Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Harbor would remain closed until the colonists paid for the tea that had been destroyed.
What is the Boston Harbor Act?
The "shot around the world", refers too...
What is the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
A group of protestors met under a tree in response to the Stamp Act. They made public speeches against taxes and the British government.
What is the Tree of Liberty?
To undo or withdraw a law
What is repeal?
Freedom!
What is liberty?
To protest something by refusing to buy, use, or participate.
What is boycott?