Boston tea party

Question 1

What are patriots

Answer 1

They are people who hates the British laws and the king

Question 2

When was the Commitee of Correspondence founded and by who

Answer 2

Founded on 1722 by Sumal Adams, James Warren and Mercy Otis Warren

Question 3

What did the committee of correspondence do

Answer 3

They sent pamphlets to the colonies to stir up hatred on the British

Question 4

What else did Mercy Otis Warren do other than find the committee of correspondence

Answer 4

She drafted the first American history of the American Revolutionary war

Question 5

When did the tea act happen

Answer 5

1773

Question 6

Who passed the tea act and why

Answer 6

British Parliament and so that the East Indian company could sell tea cheaper than if it were smuggled in

Question 7

The tea act ignited what event

Answer 7

The Boston Tea Party

Question 8

When did the Boston tea party happen

Answer 8

December 16,1773

Question 9

What did Sam Adams do

Answer 9

Sam Adams led a group of patriots to raid British ships docked in the Boston harbor

Question 10

What were the patriots disguised as when they raided the British ships

Answer 10

They were dressed as Indians

Question 11

What did the patriots do when they raided the ships

Answer 11

They dumped cargos of tea overboard

Question 12

when was the intolerable act passed

Answer 12

1774

Question 13

What did the intolerable act do

Answer 13

They closed the harbors until it was cleaned up, denied self-government in Massachusetts and enforced the quartering act

Question 14

What were the colonist response to the intolerable act

Answer 14

The colonists were appalled

Question 15

What did the intolerable act set up

Answer 15

The 1st continental congress to decide their plan of action

Question 16

What was the first continental congress made for

Answer 16

To decide what to do with the king

Question 17

Where did the 1st continental congress meet

Answer 17

They meet in Philadelphia

Question 18

What did the 1st continental congress write

Answer 18

A statement of grievances

Question 19

What was the statement of grievances for

Answer 19

It was a reply to the 13 acts of the parliament which violated the colonists rights

Question 20

What did the colonists do in response to the statement of grievances

Answer 20

They boycotted all British goods and trade they also vowed to arm themselves against the British if necessary

Question 21

What was the Colonial Militia

Answer 21

It was an army made up of ordinary citizens, farmers, craftspeople and businessmen

Question 22

What are minutemen

Answer 22

Are volunteer solders that were to be prepared to serve at a minute’s notice

Question 23

When did the battles of Lexington and Concord happen

Answer 23

1775

Question 24

Why were British troops sent to Concord

Answer 24

To destroy military supplies and capture Sam Adams and John Hancock if possible

Question 25

What are messengers

Answer 25

Men who warned colonists of the upcoming attacks

Question 26

Who were the messengers who told the colonists that British soldiers were coming to concord

Answer 26

Paul Revere, William Dawes and Sam Prescott

Question 27

What did the messengers do once they got to Concord

Answer 27

They rode through the town saying “ The British are coming”

Question 28

What did British soldiers do to get to Concord

Answer 28

They marched all night from Boston

Question 29

Where and who stopped the British soldiers from advancing

Answer 29

Minutemen at the old north bridge

Question 30

What were the Minutemen told when they stopped the British soldiers at old north bridge

Answer 30

They were told not to fire unless they were fired upon but if they want war let it begin here

Question 31

Who fired first at the standoff on old north bridge

Answer 31

It is believed that the British fired the first shots

Question 32

How many people were dead when the fighting ended

Answer 32

8 minutemen (colonists)

Question 33

What happened when British troops arrived in Concord

Answer 33

They were ambushed by the colonist’s militia

Question 34

Where did the British go after they were ambushed

Answer 34

They went back to Boston

Question 35

What did the 2nd continental congress do as a last effort

Answer 35

They extended the olive branch petition to the king George the 3rd which he rejected

Question 36

Where did Patrick Henry come from as well as who is he

Answer 36

He came from Virgina, and he is a passionate orator

Question 37

What was Patrick Henry famous for

Answer 37

He was famous for saying “give me freedom or give me death”

Question 38

What else did the 2nd continental congress also do

Answer 38

They established a continental army that was commanded by Geroge Washington

Question 39

When did the Battle of Bunker hill happen

Answer 39

1775

Question 40

Where did the Militia wait for the redcoats

Answer 40

On top of bunker hill

Question 41

What did the militia have to do because they were low on ammunition

Answer 41

They were told not to fire until you see the whites of their eyes

Question 42

How many times did the redcoats run up the hill before the militia retreated

Answer 42

3

Question 43

What did the battle at bunker hill prove

Answer 43

It proved that the militia could fight

Question 44

Who was Tomas Pain

Answer 44

He was a revolutionary writter

Question 45

What did Tomas Pain write

Answer 45

Common sense

Question 46

What did Tomas Pain say in his book Common sense

Answer 46

He said that all American’s should support independence and that it was crazy for an island to rule a continent

Question 47

Who did Tomas Pain give all the profits from his book to

Answer 47

He gave all the profits to the war