What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

Sons of Liberty threw British tea into the Boston Harbor

What is the importance of Lexington and Concord?

The American Revolution started with these two battles

Define the Quartering Act

A law stating that colonists were required to house soldiers

What were the Townshend Acts?

A tax on imported goods. Opposition led by Sam Adams.

What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Showed the Americans that the British were not invincible

Describe the Boston Massacre

A small riot turned bad and 5 colonists were killed

What was the significance of the Stamp Act?

A stamp on every paper sold. Colonists had no representation

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

A line that colonists were told to stay east of

What made the Intolerable Acts intolerable?

Boston Harbor was closed & no town meetings were allowed

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1
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty threw British tea into the Boston Harbor
The colonists all threw coffee into the harbor
The colonists threw a tea party and they all wore dresses
The colonists were required to pay a tax on bread
2
What is the importance of Lexington and Concord?
The battles helped the British defeat the Americans
They were towns that only wanted British laws
The Americans ran away from the British like scared cats
The American Revolution started with these two battles
3
Define the Quartering Act
A law requiring colonists to clean their homes
A law telling colonists to buy more quarters for laundry
A law stating that colonists were required to house soldiers
A law saying that all colonists must have a home
4
What were the Townshend Acts?
A tax on people living in towns
A tax on surf boards
A law saying that every home must be in a town.
A tax on imported goods. Opposition led by Sam Adams.
5
What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
British soldiers ran out of gun powder
Americans gave up to the British and were taken prisoner
Nothing happened
Showed the Americans that the British were not invincible
6
Describe the Boston Massacre
Colonists killed hundreds of soldiers
A small riot turned bad and 5 colonists were killed
A huge slaughter of colonists by the British soldiers
Dogs ate all the food supplies for the soldiers
7
What was the significance of the Stamp Act?
A tax on stamps and ink for the stamp
Colonists had to stamp their foreheads with their age
A stamp on every paper sold. Colonists had no representation
It required colonists to put a stamp on food products
8
What is the importance of the French and American War?
Canada took over the colonies
Colonists won their freedom
Britain was now in debt
All Americans now hated the British
9
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It was a law saying that Native Americans had to relocate
A line that colonists were told to stay east of
It was a tax on coffee
A law that said that women couldn't vote
10
What made the Intolerable Acts intolerable?
It gave the soldiers the right to harass and annoy colonists
Boston Harbor was closed & no town meetings were allowed
Soldiers could burn homes for fun
Not allowed to go to Starbucks and AMPM was closed

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