The British

Question 0

How did the British start taking advantage of the colonists?

Answer 0

They made them pay taxes for the war, and they wrote up the proclamation of 1763.

Question 1

What did the proclamation of 1763 do?

Answer 1

It limited the expansion of the colonists to keep them closer to the coast.

Question 2

Who wrote the British trade laws?

Answer 2

George Grenville – Prime Minister

Question 3

What were the British trade laws called?

Answer 3

Writs of assistance

Question 4

What did the Writs of assistance do?

Answer 4

1. It gave rights for officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
2. Smugglers are sent to trials with no Juries

Question 5

What did the sugar act do and why?

Answer 5

It lowered the taxes on molasses to put smugglers out of business.

Question 6

What did the stamp act do?

Answer 6

Taxed almost all printed materials.

Question 7

What did the stamp act push colonists to do?

Answer 7

It pushed the colonist to create the Sons of liberty.

Question 8

Who created the Sons of liberty?

Answer 8

Samuel Adams

Question 9

What did the sons of liberty decide to do after the stamp act was in effect?

Answer 9

They decided to start boycotting British merchants goods.

Question 10

What did the declaratory act of 1776 say?

Answer 10

It said Parliament can’t tax the colonies.

Question 11

What did the Townshend act do?

Answer 11

It taxed everything.

Question 12

What did the British soldiers do to provoke colonists into the Boston massacre?

Answer 12

The British soldiers were cruel, mean, they stole, and they took jobs from the colonists.

Question 13

How many people were killed in the Boston massacre?

Answer 13

Five

Question 14

How was the Boston massacre used to sway peoples opinions?

Answer 14

It was used as propaganda and was exaggerated for peoples opinions.

Question 15

What did the Continental Congress do?

Answer 15

1. It boycotted all British goods
2. It created a militia
3. It repealed all 13 acts

Question 16

Why was Sir Thomas Gage sent to the colonists?

Answer 16

He had two reasons

1. to take the weapons
2. Kill the leaders

Question 17

What two gentlemen woke up and said “the regulars are out!”?

Answer 17

William Dawes and Paul Revere

Question 18

How many Minutemen were killed at the battle of Lexington?

Answer 18

Out of 70:8 were killed.

Question 19

What type of ambushed did the colonists use?

Answer 19

Gurilla warfare.

Question 20

Who was sent to steal the weapons from Fort Ticonderoga?

Answer 20

Benedict Arnold

Question 21

What group was Ethan Allen in charge of?

Answer 21

Green Mountain boys

Question 22

What did Ethan Allen/Benedict Arnold say at the front gates of the fort Ticonderoga?

Answer 22

” the Continental Congress and the great Jehovah!”

Question 23

At the Battle of Bunker/Breeds hill, what did col. William prescott say to his soldiers?

Answer 23

Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

Question 24

At the Battle of Bunker/Breedshill, how many British soldiers did the colonist kill?

Answer 24

1000

Question 25

Did the colonists lose at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

What are the three things that the second Continental Congress did?

Answer 26

1. Print money
2. Set up post office
3. create army

Question 27

The English philosopher Thomas Paine wrote what pamphlet?

Answer 27

He wrote the pamphlet common sense

Question 28

What did Thomas Paine said his pamphlet common sense?

Answer 28

That it was common sense to be completely independent from England.