This Means War!
Who was the first man killed in the American Revolution (Think of the Boston Massacre)?
Crispus Attucks
Why did the colonists not want to buy anything from Britain?
Indentured Servants
What were British soldiers called that guarded the custom house?
Sentry
The colonists called America "the land of ______" because they thought that there would be more freedom and opportunity in the colonies.
Liberty
How did the colonists sneak onto the British ship during the Boston Tea Party?
they dressed as Indians/Native Americans
What is the name of the building where where the government set and collected taxes on goods coming into or going out of the country.
Custom House
What was the group of colonists called that had the most wealth and power?
Elites
Some redcoats deserted the British Army because they were treated poorly. What did they do when they left?
They taught colonists how to use weapons and fight.
The British and the colonists were _______ during the French and Indian War. Britain helped the colonists by sending over soldiers to help protect the colonies.
Allies
What caused the Boston Massacre?
A boy was insulting and throwing things at a British sentry and a riot started, causing the british soldiers to get scared and shoot into the crowd.
What was the famous motto of colonists who were upset about being taxed by the British without having any say?
Taxation Without Representation
Why did the elites want the poor to direct their anger towards with the British?
They were afraid the poor would turn against them.
What was the Quartering Act?
Colonists had to pay for and house British Soldiers
The colonists decided to __________ English tea because the tax on tea was expensive and unfair. They refused to buy it!
Boycott
What 4 groups fought in the French and Indian War and who were allies with who?
France and Native Americans
Colonists and Britain
What are taxes?
This is money that people pay to the government to help fund things like roads, armies, and schools.
What was the job of minutemen?
These colonial militia members were trained to be ready to fight the British at a moment’s notice if they needed to defend themselves.
This British law was meant to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party by closing Boston Harbor.
Intolerable Acts
The British East India Company had a _________ on tea, meaning they were the only place the colonists could buy it.
Monopoly
What was the name of the group of American colonists who protested against unfair taxes and laws imposed by the British government, fighting for their rights and freedom?
Sons of Liberty
French and Indian War Debts
British soldiers protecting the colonies
The elites were afraid of the poor colonists realizing that they had a lot in common with these two other groups, so they turned the poor colonists against them.
Blacks and Native Americans
How did the Redcoats and King George feel about the colonists forming militias and training to fight?
They were not afraid because they thought the colonists did not stand a chance.
The colonists protested, so the British decided to _________ the Townshend Act, which taxed the colonists on all British goods.
Repeal