Events leading to the American Revolution

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• British soldiers

• Group of men who organized protest against the King

• Men who are able to defend the town at a minutes notice

• Tea merchants

Who was King George III?

• King of England

  Created the taxes on the colonists

• King of the 13 Colonies

  Fought for liberty

• King of France

  Lost the French and Indian War

• IDK

  I wasn't paying attention to Mr. Chu

Who were minutemen?

• Tax collectors who could take your money in a minute

• Group of men who invented the first clock

• Members who helps with communication throughout all the colonies

• Men who are able to defend the town at a minutes notice

Who was Paul Revere?

• Known for his midnight ride to warning “the British are coming”

• A former slave who died during the Boston Massacre

• A leader of the Sons of Liberty and known for his signature

• Cousin of John Adams and one of the leaders of the Sons of Liberty

Who were the Redcoats?

• America's first military group

• British soldiers (known for their uniform of red coats) also known as lobsterbacks

• Gentlemen who wore bright red coats

• Colonists who did not want to betray Britain

Who was Crispus Attucks?

• The first colonist that was shot

• The cook at the Boston Tea Party

• A former slave who died during the Boston Massacre

• The only British soldier to die during the Boston Tea Party

Define the word "boycott"

• A boy's cot

• To stop buying or doing business with someone/something

• To take back or cancelled

• Stop buying tea

What is the Stamp Act?

• 1st tax on the colonies. It taxed all paper items the colonists needed. Newspaper, legal documents

• 2nd tax on colonies after the Stamp Act was repealed. A tax on goods that are made in Bri,tian.  Tea, paint, paper, lead, etc..

• Parliament passed after the Boston Tea Party.

  Colonists could not hold town meetings, they had to house & feed the British soldiers (Quartering Act), Boston Harbor was sealed off until Boston paid the merchants back for the tea that was dumped.

• Parliament passed after the French and Indian War. It banned stamps

What was the Townshend Acts?

• 1st tax on the colonies. It taxed all paper items the colonists needed. Newspaper, legal documents

• 2nd tax on colonies after the Stamp Act was repealed. A tax on goods that are made in Britian.  Tea, paint, paper, lead

• Parliament passed after the Boston Tea Party.

  Colonists could not hold town meetings, they had to house & feed the British soldiers (Quartering Act), Boston Harbor was sealed off until Boston paid the merchants back for the tea that was dumped.

• 3rd tax on the colonies. It taxed all the town's horses.

What was the Intolerable Acts?

• 1st tax on the colonies. It taxed all paper items the colonists needed. Newspaper, legal documents

• 2nd tax on colonies after the Stamp Act was repealed. A tax on goods that are made in Britain.

• Parliament passed after the Boston Tea Party.

  Colonists could not hold town meetings, they had to house & feed the British soldiers (Quartering Act), Boston Harbor was sealed off until Boston paid the merchants back for the tea that was dumped.

• Parliament passed after the Boston Tea Party. Colonists could not tolerate the taxes, so they ambushed British soldiers