Boston Massacre and Tea Party - Notes

Why was there growing unrest in the colonies following the French and Indian War?

• Most colonists wanted to expand westward but were not allowed

• Colonists wanted to go back to England

• The taxes imposed by Great Britain

• The colonists wanted 1 government in charge of the 13 colonies

The Townsend Act of 1767 taxed popular imports such as....

• Lead

• Paper

• Tea

• Coffee

Finish the colonists slogan - "No taxation without....

• less taxes."

• a law."

• from England."

• representation."

The colonists considered all of the taxes being imposed as...

• torture

• fair

• an act of cruelty

• justified but too much

The British soldiers who fought against the colonists were known as...

• Red coats

• Militia

• Army

• Criminals

Tensions were rising BEFORE the Boston Massacre because of which reasons?

• Taxes

• Too many Redcoats in the colonies

• The Proclamation Line of 1763

• King George not visiting the colonies

When did the Boston Massacre occur?

• July 4, 1776

• March 5, 1770

• December 21, 1769

• April 18, 1771

How many colonists where killed during the Boston Massacre?

• 10

• none

• 5

• 23

Before the shooting started in the Boston Massacre, what were the Bostonians throwing at the redcoats?

• Shells

• Clubs

• Snowballs

• Rocks

The first shot of the Boston Massacre was fired by who?

• Sons of Liberty

• John Adams

• Captain Preston

• Private Montgomery