Who is given (most of the) credit to, for warning the Minutemen that the British were coming?
Who is Paul Revere.
100
The term used for Colonists who opposed British rule.
What are Patriots.
100
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
(Such as: playing cards, legal documents, and newspapers.)
What is The Stamp Act.
100
This battle took place on Breed's Hill.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.
100
This group led protests against the new taxes in the colonies.
Who are the Sons of Liberty.
200
The first person to speak out against the Stamp Act.
Who is Patrick Henry.
200
The term used for Colonists who remained loyal to King George and the British government.
What are Loyalists.
200
This law placed a tariff on imported goods.
What is The Townshend Acts.
200
British imposed taxes caused tension within the colonies which caused this to happen.
What is the Boston Massacre.
200
Why did the British initially start taxing the colonists?
What is they needed money to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War.
300
This person organized the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Samuel Adams.
300
This is a tax on imported goods.
What is a tariff.
300
These laws dictated by Britain punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts.
300
"The shot heard round the world" started this battle.
What is the Battle of Lexington.
300
How did the Daughters of Liberty help boycott British goods?
What is made their own tea and wove their own cloth.
400
This group of people wrote to each other about local events, sharing news among the colonies.
Who are the Committees of Correspondence.
400
This means a refusal to buy goods.
What is boycott.
400
“Give me liberty or give me death!” was said by whom? What did he mean by this?
Who is Patrick Henry.
He was ready to fight the British to the death in order to gain freedom.
400
This brief battle caused the British to retreat to Boston.
What is the Battle of Concord.
400
What does "taxation without representation" mean?
The colonists did not vote for taxes, therefore they did not have a say in the matter.
500
Who led the colonists in the battle of Bunker Hill?
Who is William Prescott.
500
This means to cancel.
What is repeal.
500
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." was said by who? What was the result of the Patriots listening to this order?
Who is Colonel William Prescott.
Result: Patriots could see the British troops in order to fire accurately at them. The British suffered heavy losses before finally winning the Battle of Bunker Hill.
500
This caused the Intolerable Acts.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
500
Voting on what actions to take against Britain, until the Intolerable Acts were repealed, was the purpose of whom?