American Revolution 2
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- Because of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament decided that none of the colonists' ships could leave Boston harbor until_____________________.
- They paid for the tea they destroyed.
- What did the Sons of Liberty do to protest the tax on tea?
- They disguised themselves as Indians, boarded the boat and threw the tea overboard.
- Name two groups which encouraged the colonists to rebel against Britain.
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Sons of Liberty
Daughters of Liberty - In which two cities did colonists keep British ships that were carrying tea out?
- Pennsylvania and New York
- What name was given to people who agreed with the British and shared their views?
- Loyalists
- Who spoke out against Parliament and was accused of treason?
- Patrick Henry
- Parliament also made a law that colonists must ______, or provide housing for British troops.
- quarter
- The first __________ _____________ met in Philadelphia in September 1774 to decide what to do about the new British laws.
- Continental Congress
- Who was sent to speak to Parliament regarding the unfair treatment of the colonists?
- Benjamin Franklin
- Liberty means...
- the freedom to make one's own laws.
- Who rode out to warn the colonists?
- Paul Revere and William Dawes
- When General Gage found out that the patriots were storing weapons in __________, he sent British troops to find them.
- Concord
- Who made up the colonial legislatures?
- Male property owners
- Parliament decided that the colonists should pay for what war?
- French and Indian War
- What is a tarriff?
- a tax on goods brought into a country
- The first colonial legislature was known as the _______.
- House of Burgesses
- What did Britain decide to place a tax on in 1773?
- tea
- How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?
- Five
- The British government sent its army to help the colonists fight the __________ ____ __________ ______.
- French and Indian War
- Who was the first person killed for American independence?
- Crispus Attucks
- Who formed the Committees of Correspondence?
- Samuel Adams
- Why were the Committees of Correspondence formed?
- To make it easier for the colonists to communicate with each other