Tensions Rising
This was a series of acts passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
The location of the first battles of the American Revolution.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This act required colonists to provide housing and supplies to British troops.
What is the Quartering Act?
This silversmith made a famous midnight ride to warn of British troops approaching.
Who is Paul Revere?
The colonial response to the British-imposed taxes and tea monopoly was to form this group of activists.
What are the Sons of Liberty?
This event was an infamous tax protest that involved British tea being thrown into the harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This 1770 event featured the killing of five colonists by British soldiers and escalated hostilities.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The tax imposed on printed materials that enraged the colonists.
What is the Stamp Act?
This Founding Father was known for his 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' speech.
Who is Patrick Henry?
This gathering in 1765 was held to protest the Stamp Act and petition the crown for relief.
What is the Stamp Act Congress?
These groups were formed by American colonists to coordinate responses to British policies.
What are the Committees of Correspondence?
This form of organized protest involved colonists refusing to buy British goods.
What is a boycott?
This act imposed taxes on various goods like paint, paper, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
He defended British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre, showing his commitment to justice.
Who is John Adams?
This decision by the colonists resulted in the formation of volunteer militias ready to fight at a moment's notice.
What is forming the Minutemen?
This gathering of colonial delegates met to address grievances against the British government.
What is the First Continental Congress?
He was the leader of the British troops stationed in Boston and later ordered the seizure of colonial weapons.
Who is General Thomas Gage?
The act that forced colonists to export goods to England before trading with other countries.
What are the Navigation Acts?
She urged her husband to 'remember the ladies' when considering independence from Britain.
Who is Abigail Adams?
These written agreements among colonists promoted opposition to British policies and self-governance.
What are non-importation agreements?
This famous act created a monopoly and led to increased tension between colonists and the British.
What is the Tea Act?
Communications sent by American colonists warning of British movements leading up to the battles of Lexington and Concord.
What are the midnight rides or warnings?
The act limiting colonial expansion and land claims after the French and Indian War.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This individual led the Green Mountain Boys in a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga.
Who is Ethan Allen?
This written document encouraged colonists to band together in opposition to British rule using pamphlets and letters as communication tools.
What are Circular Letters?