Why did the British originally feel the need to tax the colonies?

They fought a war for us and wanted to make up the cost

Who were the Sons of Liberty

A few ordinary colonists who wanted to form a new country

What was the Boston Massacre?

In 1770 when British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists

What is meant by "taxation without representation"?

Colonists were mad they had no say in how England taxed them

What role did rats have in the founding of this country?

I'm not quite sure, but I sure do love rats

Why were the colonies in the North more involved in politics?

Their homes were closer together and they had much industry

What did the Intolerable Acts state

Boston Harbor closed and colonial power is gone

Who were the minutemen?

Colonist military volunteers ready to fight in a minute

What was the Sugar Act

A tax imposed on the colonists when purchasing molasses

What was the First Continental Congress?

A 1774 meeting of delegates of 12 of the 13 colonies

What were the Townshend Acts?

taxed glass, paints, and tea imported into the colonies.

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1
Which region based its economy on farming and selling of land?
The New England Colonies
The Native American Reservations
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
2
Why did the British originally feel the need to tax the colonies?
They thought "Why not make more money?"
The colonies wanted higher taxed to become part of England
They fought a war for us and wanted to make up the cost
To pay for the Boston Tea Party
3
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Three people willing to become traitors
A few ordinary colonists who wanted to form a new country
The Statue of Liberty's children
Colonists ready to fight in a minute's notice
4
What was the Boston Massacre?
When the last Native Americans were slaughtered in Boston
In 1770 when British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists
A spicy chicken meal you can purchase from Boston Market
In 1880 when an earthquake shook Boston
5
What is meant by "taxation without representation"?
The weapons used at the Battle of Lexington
Colonists limited who had the right to vote
How George Washington described his marriage
Colonists were mad they had no say in how England taxed them
6
What role did rats have in the founding of this country?
Colonists created a hat for each individual rat
More rats equal more cats (yummy)
I'm not quite sure, but I sure do love rats
The founding fathers focused more on the rats than documents
7
Why were the colonies in the North more involved in politics?
Their homes were closer together and they had much industry
Since it was cold they spent more time indoors
They just liked politics more
It wasn't planned, It just turned out that way
8
What did the Intolerable Acts state
Because of the Boston Tea Party
Minutemen had one hour to be ready for battle
1773
Boston Harbor closed and colonial power is gone
9
Who were the minutemen?
Created the Big Ben clock in London
Colonist military volunteers ready to fight in a minute
The first clock makers in colonial America
The nickname of the British red coats army
10
Which region based its economy on hunting, trading, and exporting wood?
The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
The Great Plains
11
What was a cause of the Intolerable Acts
The closing of Boston Harbor
1773
Cut Power of the Colonists
The Boston Tea Party
12
What was the Sugar Act
A favorite food of the minutemen
An English tax in response to the Boston Tea Party
Another name for the shot heard around the world
A tax imposed on the colonists when purchasing molasses
13
What was the First Continental Congress?
The first model of the Lincoln Continental
A 1774 meeting of delegates of 12 of the 13 colonies
A meeting to discuss where the Native Americans should live
Where the shot hear around the world was fired
14
What were the Townshend Acts?
A sign of peace between the colonists and Britain
taxed glass, paints, and tea imported into the colonies.
When Mr. Townshend acted rudely and was punished
Punishment for the Boston Tea Party

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