Lesson 1

Question 1

act

Answer 1

a law

Question 2

boycott

Answer 2

to protest by refusing to buy a good or service

Question 3

delegates

Answer 3

people who represent others in a convention or conference

Question 4

import

Answer 4

to bring into a country, especially for sale

Question 5

First Continental Congress

Answer 5

The meeting of the delegates from all 12 colonies, held to present complaints to King George 3, to set up boycotts of British goods, and arrange a second meeting if necessary.

Question 6

massacre

Answer 6

The murder of several people who can’t defend themselves

Question 7

Parliament

Answer 7

The lawmaking part of the British government, similar to the Congress in the United States

Question 8

proclamation

Answer 8

an official public announcement

Question 9

repeal

Answer 9

to cancel or undo a law

Question 10

protest

Answer 10

an action that shows disapproval or objection to something

Question 11

taxation without representation

Answer 11

being required to pay a tax by a government without having a representative in the government.

Question 12

Explain the french and Indian war ?

Answer 12

Both the British and Britain claimed the Ohio river valley so a war broke out the natives side with the British the war last 10 years in the end British won and the french gave up not only the Ohio valley but also more than half of their land which increased debt for the british

Question 13

The Stamp Act

Answer 13

The British needed to pay off their debt after the war with french so they thought the colonies was a good opportunity. Parliament passed the law The Stamp Act were every printed paper had a tax Colonist got mad so refused to pay the tax or boycott

Question 14

The Intolerable Act

Answer 14

British wanted Colonist to obey them so they The colonists said that they would not tolerate these laws. The British closed the Boston Harbor so trade ships could not enter or leave till they pay the British back for the money lost from the tea lost