How many colonies were there originally?
8
11
13
Why did King George need the colonists to pay taxes?
To buy him fancy wigs and clothes
He didn't have a reason
To pay for the French and Indian War
What do you call it when people stop buying something as a protest?
tar and feather
cease and desist
boycott
Women were not allowed to do _____ in colonial America:
farm
read
vote and own property
This group wanted to be free from England. They were led by Sam Adams.
The Redcoats
The Lobsters
The Sons of Liberty
This act put taxes on anything made out of paper.
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
This man was the first to die during the Revolution. He died during the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
Phillis Wheatly
John Adams
This person was a famous enslaved poet during colonial times.
Phyllis Wheatley
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere
This was our country's first president.
John Adams
George Washington
Paul Revere
This man was our country's second president.
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John Adams
Most colonists lived in the...
country
town
This was the nickname for British soldiers:
Brits
Reds
Redcoats or Lobsters
Where were house slaves forced to work?
Inside the home
in the fields
Were enslaved people allowed to read?
Yes
No
How did the Boston Massacre start?
Colonists disguised as natives dumped tea into the ocrea
A British soldier opened fire into a crowd
Leaders of colonies were called...
Redcoats
governors
mayors
