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8SS_BostonTeaParty
Kendall - Boston Tea Party
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did British merchants try to import loads of into the city? | tea |
| What did the Boston citizens refuse the officials do? | unload the tea boats |
| Who were the group of men disguised as when they climbed aboard the ship? | Mohawks |
| How many tons of tea did the colonists dump into the Boston Harbor? | 45 tons |
| How much money was the ruined tea worth before it was thrown into the harbor? | almost 1 million dollars |
| Who was the group's most famous participant? | Paul Revere |
| What was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party? | The Intolerable Acts |
| What did the Intolerable Acts strip from the colonists of Massachusetts? | all governmental rights |
| What happened to the Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party? | the use of the harbor was outlawed |
| How long were British soldiers allowed to live in the colonists homes? | indefinitely |
| Who went to Philadelphia for the 1st Continental Congress? | Representatives from 12 colonies |
| What happened at the 1st Continental Congress? | a fierce debate about to get the British to change their taxation policies |
| What was created at the 1st Continental Congress and where was it sent? | a new Declaration of Rights was sent to King George III |
| What did the colonists reject? | British legislation and claimed the right to govern themselves |
| What was the British reaction to the new Declaration of Rights? | they denied their request |
| What city did the British troops march out of when they started towards the town of Lexington? | Boston |
| What were the British marching to Lexington? | to seize a colonist stockpile of ammunition |
| Who made the famous ride to warn the people of Lexington? | Paul Revere |
| What were Paul Revere's famous words? | "The British are coming, the British are coming!" |
| Who attacked the British soldiers when they marched to Lexington? | local militia men |
| What was another name for the militia men? | the "Minute Men" |
| Where did the British troops go after Lexington? | Concord |
| What type of fighting style did the militia men use against the British soldiers? | guerrilla warfare tactics |
| What are guerrilla warfare tactics? | springing sneak attacks from hiding behind trees and stone walls |
| What did the shots fired in the towns of Concord and Lexington become known as? | The Shot Heard Round the World |
| When the soldiers returned to Boston where did they have to make their way past? | Bunker Hill |
| What had the colonists done at Bunker Hill that made it difficult for the British? | the dug trenches |
| Why was the battle difficult for the British at Bunker Hill? | the British had to climb the hill to attack |
| Why did the militia leader yell for the troops not to shoot until they saw the whites of their eyes? | they had a low supply of gun powder |
| How many men did the British lose at Bunker Hill? | almost 1,000 men |
| How many men did the colonists lose at Bunker Hill? | 450 men |
| What was made clear to the colonists as well as the British after the Battle of Bunker Hill? | that the colonists could fight |
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