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FRCS 4th grade history quiz ch 10A-B

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King George III
Who was the king of England during the stamp act
Stamp Act
The law that said all newspapers marriage certificates almanacs and other documents bought by the colonist had to have a seal or stamp placed on them
Because they did not get a chance to have a part in making their own laws
Why were the colonists upset about the stamp act
To make the colonist pay for the protection that the English army had given them during the French and Indian war
Why did King George the third pass the stamp act?
tax
Hey money that people pay to help run their government
Representatives
Men chosen by the people to make decisions for them
No
Did the colonists have representatives in England
They said that the colonists could not sell their products to any other country except England
Besides the stamp act, what other law did England pass that the colonists were upset at
They could make their own iron, but they could not make anything with it. They had to sell the iron to England where it could be made into things that the colonist needed and then they would have to buy it back at high prices
What were the colonists allowed to do with iron?
Redcoats or lobster backs
What was the nickname for British soldiers
Crispus Attucks
Black patriot killed in the Boston massacre
5
How many colonists were killed during the Boston massacre
Massacre
The cruel killing of many people at one time
Boston Massacre
Incident where Colonists began fighting with British soldiers which led to several people being killed
About 50
How many Colonist dressed up like Indians
342 chests on 3 ships
How many chests of tea were destroyed during the Boston tea party
342 chests of tea were smashed open with a tomahawk and thrown over the sides of the ships into the water
What happened during the Boston tea party
Boston Tea Party
The event in which colonist dressed like Indians and destroyed tea chests by smashing them and dumping him into the water
Because they were still upset about the tea being taxed
Why did the colonists throw the tea into the harbor
King George III
Who was the king of England just before the war for independence began
Minutemen
Men who were ready to fight at a minute's notice
Patrick Henry
Who said in a speech for independence "As forme, Give me liberty or give me death"
Paul Revere and William Dawes
Who jumped on their horses and rode through the countryside at night to wake and warn the colonist
Paul Revere and William Dawes
Who shouted "the British are coming!"
The shot heard round the world
What was the first gun shot heard at Lexington called
Lexington
Where was the first shot in the war for independence fired
Lexington and concord
What were the first two cities involved in the war for independence; Towns in Massachusetts
1775
Year that the war for independence begins
Patriots
American colonist who wanted America to be free from England rule
Loyalists or Tories
American colonist who remained loyal to England
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