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5th grade SS
Chapter 7 Lesson 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why did Britain send soldiers to Boston after the Stamp Act | to protect British officials in Boston |
| what happened on March 5, 1770 in Boston | Boston Massacre |
| this African American sailor was one of 5 colonists killed by British soldiers in Boston Masascre | Crispus Attucks |
| what Patriot and member of Sons of Liberty created a picture of Boston Massacre | Paul Revere |
| what important Boston lawyer defended the soldiers at their trial | John Adams |
| What did Samuel Adams and other leaders in Boston do in 1772 to help colonists know what was happening in colonies | they set up Committees of Correspondence to share news with other colonists |
| what was Tea Act of 1773 | allowed the East India Tea Co of Britain to sell tea in colonies at a very low price |
| what happened on night of December 16, 1773 | Sons of Liberty boarded 3 ships and threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor |
| why did Parliament pass the Coercive Acts | to punish the colonists in Boston for the Boston Tea Party |
| what did colonists call the Coercive Acts | Intolerable Acts |
| what 4 things were included in Intolerable Acts | 1. colonists had to quarter British Soldiers 2. Closed Boston Harbor 3. ended all town meeting in Boston 4. gave Britain control over Mass government |
| Sept 5, 1774 delegates from every colony except Georgia met to discuss the Intolerable Act in Philadelphia---what was meeting called | First Continental Congress |
| what message did the Congress write in a letter to British government and the colonists | colonists should have same freedoms as other British citizens |
| what did congress ask King George III and Parliament to do? | no taxation without representation and repeal the Intolerable acts |
| the king refused congress request---what did they do | 1. stopped trading with Britain 2. began to train for battle in case war with Britain broke out |
| what did King George III do | made plans to send more soldiers to Boston |