Studies Weekly #18

a person who wants independence from England

a person who wants the king to stay in charge of the colonies

A tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies

difficult or impossible to deal with

A rule that made colonists provide housing and food for the British soldiers

The usually violent attempt by many people to overthrow the government.

A refusal to buy or use goods

Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawks, dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor

nickname of the British soldiers

Coercive Acts: closed Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party

A rule that put taxes on all paper goods

Colonists threw snowballs and rocks at soldiers in Boston. Soldiers fired and killed 5 people.

A type of picture like Paul Revere made of the Boston Massacre

the King told colonists not to move west of the Appalachians and reserved it for Natives only.

A law that put a tax on imported goods, like glass, tea, and cloth

The king repealed the Stamp Act. What does repealed mean?

Incorrect information that is spread to convince others that it's true

a small picture or map inserted within the border of a larger one

a group of men who protested against the king's unfair policies

A person who brings things into the country illegally

freedom

colonists must buy all tea from the East India Company, giving the company a monopoly on tea