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Road To War
Use these flashcards to help you to study for the Road To War Quiz on 11/25/25!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Quartering Act | Required Colonists to house British Troops and supply them with food |
| Tea Act | American Colonists could not buy tea unless it came from that company. The East India Company wasn't doing well, and the British wanted to give it some more business. The American Colonists saw this law as yet another means of "taxation without representa |
| Stamp Act | All printed materials/ goods are taxed, including newspapers, phamlets, bills, legal documents and even playing cards. |
| Intolerable Acts | The Coercive know in the Colonies as the "Intolerable Acts" was a reaction to the Boston Tea Party. These acts included the closing of the port of Boston, until the East India Company Tea company received compensation for the tea dumped into the harbor. |
| Opposed | Against something |
| Patriot | Colonists who supported colonial independence (wanted to break away from Great Britain) |
| Loyalist | Colonists who supported Great Britain (remained loyal to GB) |
| Propaganda | Falsely leading someone to believe something |
| Parliament | Organized Protest of Patriots; Founded by Samuel Adams in Boston 1765; Protested British taxes and policies; Something violent; Motto; "no taxation without representation" |
| French and Indian War | The French and Indian War broke out over the vast area of land bordered by Appalachian Mountains to the east (the western boundaries of the 13 English Colonies), and the Mississippi River to the west. This land was known as the Ohio River Valley. |
| Continental Congress | September 5th 1774-October 26th 1774; Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia; Created a list of personal right; Discussed how the Intolerable Acts and sent a letter to King George the Third asking him the repeal them-King George the Third ignored them |
| George Washington | 1st president of the U.S. |
| "No Taxation without representation" | Sons of Liberty motto |
| Boston Tea Party | December 16, 1773; 342 chest of tea (valued at approximately 1.7 million in today's currency); forced all colonists who bought tea to pay a British tax.; sell and collect; returned to England;Many hundreds more followed to watch the destruction of the tea |
| Liberty Tree | A violent and threatening protest in which the Sons of Liberty hung a scarecrow from a tree saying the British Tax collectors and loyalists this will be you. It made them scared to do their jobs. |
| Tar and Feathering | An effective threatening and violent protest that made British tax collectors scared to do their job. They put tar and feather on British tax collectors scaring them for life. |
| Boston Massacre | March 5th 11 colonists were wounded and 5 were killed by British soldiers commanded by Captain Thomas Preston after the colonists were throwing rocks and snowballs at them. It is unknown who yelled fire. |
| Join or Die | Benjamin Franklin created this image of a broken up snake representing each of the colonies (except Georgia and group New England colonies) saying join the colonies or you will die. |
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