USH Test 4 Toward Independence

Front

Who was one of the five people killed in the Boston Massacre?

Back

Crispus Attucks

Front

When Britain learned that the colonies were on the brink of rebellion in 1768, what was Parliament’s response?

Back

Parliament sent troops to Boston.

Front

How did colonial leaders use the Boston Massacre killings?

Back

as propaganda

Front

Which act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?

Back

Tea Act

Front

Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act?

Back

They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy.

Front

What happened when three East India Company ships arrived in Boston Harbor in 1773?

Back

Colonists boarded the ships and threw chests of tea overboard.

Front

What was the dramatic act of defiance that some colonists celebrated?

Back

Boston Tea Party

Front

How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party?

Back

Parliament passed the Coercive Acts.

Front

What was the colonial name for laws that banned town meetings in New England?

Back

Intolerable Acts

Front

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of which area?

Back

the Appalachian Mountains