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| A town in eastern Massachusetts. This the site of one of the first battles of the American Revoultion. |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| The assembly af colonial delegates from every colony except Georgia that met in 1774 in Philadelphia to oppose the Intolerable Acts. |
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| To refuse to do business of have contact witha person, group, product or company. |
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| A group of volenteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period and American Revoulution. |
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| Newspaper printer whose went trial for critizing the English Parilement in 1734 helped to establish the idea of freedom of the press |
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| Virgina Burgess who encouraged the colonists to fight for their independance from Great Britian. He said that if the colonists paid taxes, they were enemies of the colonies. |
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| Patriot, poet and playwright who urged women to give up tea and other goods from England in the 1760s. Member of the Daughters of Liberty. Sons of Liberty met at her house. |
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| Patriot and leader in the American Revolution. Member of the Sons of Liberty. Wrote newspaper articles that were against the British and the king. |
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Who- Great Britian and the 13 English colonies What- War fought over the rights of the colonists When- 1775 to 1783 Where- Boston Why- Colonists did not want to pay taxes forced on them by the British. They wanted to govern themselves, separate from English rule What happened- The colonies won the war and earned their freedom |
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Be able to explain the American Revolution. Who fought it and why? What was the result of the war? |
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Stamp Act- 1765 Taxes put on newspapers, pamphlets and legal documents. Colonists opposed to it and it was repealed. Townshend Acts- 1767 Charles Townshend forced taxes on the tea and British goods. The colonists boycotted them. Boston Massacre- 1770 The colonists were angry about the taxes. Soldiers came to control Boston They became confused and the soldiers killed five colonists. Boston Tea Party- 1773 The Son's of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor disguised as Indians. Intolerable Acts- 1774 Taxes that Britian forced on the colonists as a result of the Boston Tea Party. British banned toen meetings and forced the soldiers to be housed and fed in Boston homes. The colonists also had to pay for the tea. |
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| Understand the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party and Intolerable Acts. |
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