True/False
John Adams and Samuel Adams were brothers
False
Import tax
Duty
Which Act required colonists to provide shelter and food for British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Created a monopoly on tea
Tea Act
Colonists who were loyal to Britain and the king were called:
Loyalists
British parliament passed the Tea Act, it was intended to help the British East India Company, one of Britain's most important companies
True
Company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry
Monopoly
Once the war began- colonists split up into what two groups?
Patriots & Loyalists
Put a tax on items, such as newspapers and legal documents
Stamp Act
Colonists who favored independence and were willing to fight for it, were called:
Patriots
The British hoped to form an alliance with the Iroquois against the French
True
Organized campaign to refuse to buy or use certain goods and services
Boycott
What did the "shot heard around the world" mark the beginning of?
The American Revolutionary War
The _________________ put a tax on several products including molasses. It also called for harsh punishments against smugglers
Sugar Act
What does "No taxation without representation" mean?
If they don't get a say in how their country is run, the colonists don't want to pay taxes
In response to the Boston Tea Party, parliament passed four laws. These laws were so harsh the colonists called them the Townshend Acts
False
Shutting a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Blockade
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers took action after being harassed in Boston, which resulted in 5 citizens being killed and 6 were injured
The __________________ set up a new system to enforce the new import duties.
Townshend Acts
Banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains:
The Proclamation of 1763
The Battle of Bunker Hill, took place on Bunker Hill
False- Breed's Hill
Formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people
Petition
Who won the French and Indian War & what did they gain as a result?
The British; the gained the Ohio River Valley
What 4 things did the intolerable acts do?
1. Closed the Port of Boston
2. Cut the powers of town meetings
3. strengthened the Quartering Act
4. Anyone accused of murdering a British official would now be tried in England
Court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying for what they were searching
Writs of Assistance