Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Resisting British Control 6.1/2

Activities reinforce concepts from Chapter 6 sections 1 & 2. Appropriate for Grade 8.

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Crispus AttucksWho was the person killed in America’s Struggle for freedom?
Sons of LibertyWhat was the secret society that opposed British policies?
Boston MassacreWhat was the confrontation of British soldiers & colonists known as?
RevenueWhat do you call it when you want income to meet expenses?
Committee of CorrespondenceWhat was the name given to the group that exchanged letters on colonial affairs?
Samuel AdamsWho was the leader of Boston’s Sons of Liberty?
BoycottWhat is defined as “ a refusal to buy goods”?
The Stamp ActWhich tax directly affects legal & commercial documents?
Charles TownshendWho was the finance minister to The King?
The Quartering ActWhat forced colonists to house & support British troops?
The Proclamation of 1763Which act prevented Colonists from moving West of the Appalachian Mts. in search of new/ fertile lands in the Ohio valley?
French & Indian WarName the early war in which colonists fought beside British?
Native American AlliesIn who’s possession did the British want the Ohio valley to remain?
10,000 soldiersHow many troops did King George keep in the colonies?
New YorkWhere did the British General Thomas Gage place the majority of King George’s 10, 000 troops?
Sugar ActWhich act included a tax on sugar, molasses & other products shipped to the colonies?
ParliamentWhat British legislature passed acts to raise revenue for colonies?
Patrick Henry“If this be treason, make the most of it”, were the famous words of which member of the Virginia House of Burgesses member?
New York CityIn October of 1765, the Stamp Act of Congress was held in which city?
NineA total of how many colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act of Congress?
Colonial AssembliesWho did the delegates at the Stamp Act of Congress declare that the right to tax belong to, when they petitioned the King?
Declaratory ActWhich act declared that Parliament had supreme authority to govern the colonies?
Townshend ActsWhich acts suspended the New York assembly?
Agree to house & support British TroopsWhat did New Yorkers have to do to have their assembly reinstated?
Duties or Import taxesWhat kind of taxes did the Townshend Acts place on the colonies?
Writs of AssistanceTo enter homes & businesses in search of smuggled goods, what did British officers use?
The Daughters of LibertyWhat group was called on by the colonists to use American made products & weave their own cloth?
RedcoatsThe uniform of the British soldiers Included an item giving them what nickname?
YankeeWhat derogatory term did the British use to refer to the American colonists?
The Boston MassacreWhat incident was used as a tool for anti-British propaganda?
No taxation without representationAs a result of British taxes, what did colonial assemblies & newspapers fight for?



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