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| A Bostonian who was yelling insults at British Soldiers. He was headbutted with a musket which caused a crowd to throw snowballs at the soldiers |
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| A British Soldier who head butted Edward Garrick. He called for reinforcements when the crowds became unruly which started the Boston Massacre. |
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| When was the Boston Massacre? |
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| What was the Boston Massacre? |
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| Colonist were verbally attacking British soldiers and throwing snowballs at them. British soldiers though they heard someone yell fire and the fired bullets into the crowd killing 5 people. |
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| How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre? |
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| A 27 year old escaped slave who began working as a sailor.He led a group a sailors into Boston protest. He was killed in the Boston Massacre. |
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| What happened to the British Soldiers who caused the Boston Massacre? |
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| They were found not guilty in court. |
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| Who was the lawyer for the soldiers accused of the Boston Massacre? |
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| John Adams (brother of Sam Adams) |
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| Why did John Adams defend the soldiers of the Boston Massacre? |
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| even though he did not like having British soldiers in Boston. He felt they deserved a fair trial |
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| What was the Townshed Act? |
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| Taxes imposed by Britain which included a tariff on imported goods |
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| What happened to the Townshed Act? |
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| It was repealed except for the taxes on tea. |
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| What was the Committee of Correspondence? |
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| A committee formed in 1172 by Samuel Adams. The were created in different locations so that they can correspond to each other about local events quicker using express riders. |
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| What were Express Riders? |
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| Letter carriers who rode fast horses |
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| A silversmith who was also an express rider |
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| A law passed by the British Parliment that allowed only one Company(The East India Company) to sell tea to the colonies. |
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| What was the goal of the Tea Act? |
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1. Help the struggling East India Company
2. To get Colonist to pay taxes to Britain. |
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| Why did the Colonist dislike British taxes? |
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| They felt British Parliament had no right to tax the Colonies since they were not represented in Parliment. |
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| How did the colonist feel about the Tea Act? |
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| They did not like British taxes and were not going to start paying them. They also did not like that they were being forced to buy tea from only one company. |
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| What did Colonist declare after the passing of the Tea Act? |
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| Tea import from the East India company will not be allowed to unload into any colonial port. |
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| When was the Boston tea Party? |
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| What was the Boston tea Party? |
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| Three ships carrying Boston Tea sailed into Boston Harbor. Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed themselves as Mohawk Indians and boarded these boats. They chopped open chests with Tea and threw them overboard. |
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| What did the Sons of Liberty proclaim on the way to start the Boston tea Party? |
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| "Boston Harbor a teapot night!!!" |
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| How did Britain Punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party? |
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1. The British soldiers who removed after the Boston Massacre returned.
2. The colony of Massachusetts was put under the control of Thomas George.
3. The port of Boston was closed.No ships were allowed to come or go. |
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| He was put in charge of Boston by the British in response to the Boston tea Party. |
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| What were the Intolerable Acts? |
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| What Colonist referred to the punishment by Britain on Boston. |
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| How did closing the ports affect Boston? |
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| Many colonist relied on trade which made many people to be out of work. |
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| How did other colonies react to the Intolerable acts? |
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| They sent food, supplies and money |
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| Colonist who opposed British rule |
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| Colonist who remained loyal to King George and the British Parliament. |
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| Where did the Committees of Correspondence decide to meet to discuss the Intolerable Acts? |
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| What year was the First Continental Congress? |
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| What was the First Continental Congress |
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| Representatives from every colony except Georgia who met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts |
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| Who represented Virginia in the First Continental Congress? |
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| What did the First Continental Congress vote on the Intolerable Acts |
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1. To stop all trade with Britain
2. To begin training volunteers armies or Militias
3. To meet again in one year if things did not change |
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| Militias who declared themselves ready at a minutes notice to fight for the colony. |
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| Where is Richmond and why is it important? |
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| Virginia it is where Patrick Henry made his speech in a church declaring Give me Liberty or give me Death |
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