Sept: 9-10
What cash crops are in the southern colonies?
tobacco, indigo, rice
What act was passed in 1764?
The Sugar Act
What was the name of the group that protested taxes and acts?
Sons of Liberty
When was the Boston Massacre?
March 1770
What is a minutemen?
soldiers ready to fight at a minutes notice.
What are two industries in the middle colonies?
iron working, forestry
Give two examples of material the Stamp Act was placed on.
Newspapers and books
Name two things the daughter of liberty did.
spun own cloth, found replacement for British tea.
When was the Boston Tea Party?
1773
Who was the only rider to reach the final destinatio?
Samuel Prescott
Did the Northern Colonies tolerate religious difference?
No
Where did England send troops to maintain peace and enforce the law?
Colonies
What was the committee of correspondence?
A group formed to exchange information throughout the colonies.
What did colonist call the Coercive Acts?
Intolerable Acts
How many minutemen were ready when British reached the town of Lexington?
70
Why did parliament pass the the Proclamation of 1763 ?
they couldn’t protect the colonists.
What group met in New York to protest the Stamp Act?
Stamp Act Congress
What does boycotting mean?
Refusing to buy certain goods or services to hurt a group financiall.
How much was all the tea that was damaged worth?
1 million
What would riders say when the British are coming?
”The regular are coming out.”
What land did France loose possession of after the French and Indian war?
North America
Give two example of taxed imports from the Townshed Act.
tea and glass
Who was the most famous smuggle?
John Hancock
What is a propagand?
A form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position.
When did the 1st Continental Congress meet in Philadelphia?
September 1774