Colonial Violence

What happened at the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers killed several colonists during a protest.

• Colonists destroyed a shipment of British tea.

• A battle between colonial and British armies.

• The First Continental Congress met to discuss the plans for independence.

Why is Crispus Attucks remembered?

• He led the Boston Tea Party

• He wrote the Declaration of Independence

• He was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre

• He commanded the colonial army

Who was General Gage?

• a merchant who traded goods with France

• a British general who tried to stop the revolutionary militias

• a farmer who joined the militia

• a colonial leader who signed the Declaration of Independence

What is Patrick Henry's famous saying?

• "United we stand, divided we fall!"

• "No taxation without representation!"

• "The British are coming, the British are coming!"

• "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

What role did John Adams have in the colonial violence?

• he was a patriot but he defended British soldiers in the courts

• he was a British general who fought in the colonies

• he wrote about the colonial protests

• he was a famous inventor during the Reovlution

What is Samuel Adams best known for?

• starting a new colony

• organizing the Boston Tea Party

• leading the British army

• writing the Declaration of Independence

Who is Paul Revere?

• he was the first president of the United States

• he led the Boston Tea Party protest

• he signed the Declaration of Independence

• he warned the colonists about the British army's arrival

What does authority mean?

• a group of people who protest against laws

• a law that taxes colonists on goods

• the power to give orders and make decisions

• a right to own land in the colonies

What is a militia?

• a group of ordinary people trained to fight in emergencies

• British soldiers stationed in the colonies

• a ship used to transport tea

• a group of colonists who debated taxes

What is propaganda?

• a letter sent to another country

• a meeting to discuss trade agreements

• a new type of farming technique

• information used to influence people's opinions