The Road to the Rev. War

British Laws and Taxes

100

This 1763 law banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Proclamation of 1763

200

This 1765 law required colonists to pay for official stamps on paper products.

Stamp Act

300

This law forced colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.

Quartering Act

400

Thi set of laws taxed everyday items like paint, paper, glass and tea.

Townshend Acts

500

This 1773 Act allowed the British East India Company to sell cheap tea directly to the colonies.

Tea Act

Colonial Resistance

100

Colonists REFUSED TO BUY British goods.

Boycott

200

To CANCEL or TAKE BACK a law

Repeal

300

Mr. Edes, Paul Revere, Royce and other Patriots of this group organized colonial protests and sometimes used violence to oppose British actions.

Sons of Liberty

400

During this event, colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped tea into the harbor to protest.

Boston Tea Party

500

To speak out against and show disapproval of something

Protests

Patriots and Loyalists

100

Colonists who supported independence from Great Britain were called.......

Patriots

200

Colonists who stayed faithful to the king and Britain were known as.....

Loyalists

300

Sons and Daughters of Liberty were......

Patriots

400

A person who sincerely hoped King George III would have a happy birthday would likely be a......

Loyalist

500

A person who sincerely hoped King George III would choke on his birthday cake..... 

Patriot

British Crack Down

100

These harsh laws were passed by Parliament to punish Boston for the Tea Party.

Intolerable Acts

200

This event involved British soldiers killing 5 colonists during a street fight.

Boston Massacre

300

What was the main reason Parliament taxed the colonies after the French and Indian War?

To pay off the war debt.

400

Colonists called the Coercive Acts by this name to express how harsh and unfair the laws were. 

Intolerable Acts

500

The British marched to Lexington and Concord for this reason.

Search for stockpiles of weapons and ammunition

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100

In 1774 this meeting of colonial representatives from different colonies proved to be a united response to the Intolerable Acts.

First Continental Congress

200

The first "Shot heard 'round the World" was fired in this town.

Lexington

300

Patriot volunteers who were ready to fight at a moment's notice.

Minutemen

400

This Patriot rode through the countryside to warn the "The British were coming!".

Paul Revere

500

______ Celtics

______ Red Sox

______ Massacre

______ Tea Party

Boston