The Road to War

Match the vocabulary term to its appropriate definition. massacre the killing of many people quarter house martial law putting the military in charge in place of a government Patriots colonists opposed to Britain's actions and policies Loyalists colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain neutral to not take a side in an argument significant important Each event or group angered either the colonists or the British. Place the event or group under column that was upset by the action, or actions of the group. British Committees of Correspondence Boston Tea Party First Continental Congress Colonists Boston Massacre Coercive Acts Complete the following paragraph. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. In early 1770, people in Boston were angry at Great Britain. British warships were stationed in Boston Harbor. A crowd of angry colonists surrounded British soldiers stationed in Boston. They were yelling insults, throwing objects, and one soldier was hit with a stick. At that point, a soldier shot into the crowd. Other soldiers also fired into the crowd. As a result, five colonists were killed. The event is know as the Boston Massacre. It occurred on March 5, 1770. Consider this. If only five colonists were killed, was this really a massacre? Why do you supposed the event was given this name? Complete the following paragraph. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Committees of Correspondence were developed in each state as a way of making sure all states stay in communication with one another. Members of the committees wrote letters and pamphlets about British policies and colonial protests. They spread these documents to all the colonies. After the Boston Massacre, many colonists began to look to religion to justify their opposition to British rule. They felt it was their Christian and moral duty to fight against a cruel tyrant. Place each fact in the appropriate category. Townshend Acts tax on the colonists after the Stamp Act taxed lead, paper, tea, and glass was a tax placed on imported goods was repealed, except for the tax on tea Daughters of Liberty organized protests against Boston Tea Party occurred in the spring of 1773 an open rebellion by the Sons of Liberty 100 men disguised as Mohawk American Indians colonists considered themselves Americans and acted out against Great Britain 342 chests of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor from three ships Drag the fact to the appropriate column. Coercive Acts was created in response to the Boston Tea Party was known as the Intolerable Acts by the colonists Boston Harbor shut down until destroyed tea is paid for colonists had to quarter (shelter) British soldiers in Massachusetts Boston placed under martial law any official accused of a crime would be sent to Britain for trial shut down Boston's economy and unified colonists against the British even more First Continental Congress took place in Philadelphia included delegates John Adams, George Washington, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry faced a major decision - Break away from Great Britain or try to work out differences sent a Declaration of Rights to Great Britain asked Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts Use the word bank to fill in the tabs on the image of the Boston Tea Party. Use these tags: Boston Harbor, taxed tea, and Sons of Liberty Sons of Liberty Taxed Tea Boston Harbor