Colonial Protests

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What does protest mean?

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Why were the colonists protesting?

• Because of the new British Laws

• To demand higher wages

• To gain independence from the King

• To show support for the French Revolution

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What 3 things did the colonists do to protest the new laws?

• They held marches.

• They wrote Letters.

• They sat on their couches and refused to work.

• They boycotted British goods.

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What does repealed mean?

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What did the British repeal?

• Some of the new laws.

• All the taxes.

• The new requirements for jobs.

• The manufacture of ships in England.

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What was the Boston Tea Party?

• Where the colonists boarded a British ship and dumped chests of tea into the harbor.

• A tea party held to celebrate importance of tea.

• A tea party in Boston held by the president.

• It was a protest against the Stamp Act in 1765.

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Who lead the Edenton Tea Party?

• Penelope Barker

• Jane Jefferson

• Abigail Adams

• Martha Washington

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True or False

The ladies at the Edenton Tea Party signed a document agreeing to ONLY drink British tea and wear British Clothes.

• True

• False

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Do you think the colonists were right to protest the new British taxes?

• Yes

• No