SS (4th) Unit 1, Lesson 3 & 4 Flashcards
Who decided to make the colonists pay taxes as a way of paying for the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
What did Great Britain make the colonists do to pay for the French and Indian War?
pay taxes
Why did Great Britain make the colonists pay taxes?
to pay for the French and Indian War
Money paid to a government for it’s support.
taxes
What was the first tax the British passed?
Stamp Act
What did the Stamp Act put a tax on?
all paper products
True or False
The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they couldn’t settle west of the Rocky Mountains.
False
True or False
The colonists were upset with Great Britain because Great Britain made them pay taxes for the war.
True
True or False
The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they did not have any representatives in Parliament to vote.
True
The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they couldn’t settle _________ of the _____________________.
west
Appalachian Mountains
The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they did not have any ____________ in Parliament to vote.
representatives
The colonists were upset with Great Britain because they did not have any representatives in _______________ to vote.
Parliament
A break from the government
revolution
Most of the colonists did not want war; they only wanted ________________________.
to have the same rights as people in Great Britain.
This is when the colonists decided to show Great Britain how angry they were by dumping a load of tea overboard.
The Boston Tea Party
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists dumped a load of tea overboard because they wanted to show Great Britain how angry they were.
How did Great Britain punish the colonists for dumping tea?
(1) By forbidding them to hold town meetings
(2) By closing the harbor until they paid for the tea.
Great Britain punished the colonists for dumping tea by forbidding them to ________________.
hold town meetings
Great Britain punished the colonists for dumping tea by closing the __________ until they paid for the tea.
harbor
Since many colonists _________________, they couldn’t pay for the tea if the harbor was closed.
worked in the harbor
Why couldn’t many of the colonists pay Great Britain back for the tea?
Because they worked in the harbor & Great Britain closed the harbor.
Why did the British government send soldiers to Boston?
Great Britain said it was to protect the colonists, but it was really to show them that it had control.
The British government sent ____________ to Boston and said that it was to protect the colonists, but it was really to show them that it had _____________.
soldiers
control
The British government sent soldiers to ___________ and said it was to ____________ the colonists, but it was really to show them that it had control.
Boston
protect
Who heard that the British were coming to seize weapons the Patriots were storing, he rode through the town yelling, “The British are coming!”
Paul Revere
Fighting broke out when the troops reached ____________ and at ______________ - the American Revolution had begun.
Lexington
Concord