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How did the British people and government respond to the news of the Boston Tea Party?
They were shocked and angry
How did British Parliament punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
They implemented a series of new laws such as the Boston Port Act and Quartering Act
What is the Boston Port Act?
Closing of the Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the destroyed tea.
What is the Quartering Act?
Colonists had to house and provide supplies to British soldiers.
What did the people of Massachusetts call these new unfair laws passed by the British?
The Intolerable Acts
Who was the lawyer who said the famous words, "give me liberty or give me death".
Patrick Henry
Who was the famous colonist who warned the minutemen that British soldiers were planning an attack?
Paul Revere
What famous phrase did historians believe Paul Revere shouted as he warned the minutemen army.
The British are coming!
What specific event started the fighting of the Revolutionary War?
The shot heard around the world.
What was the name of the group of colonial representatives who met together in Philadelphia in response to the trouble in Boston?
The First Continental Congress
What two battles were fought at the start of the Revolutionary war?
The Battle of Lexington and Concord.
What was the event where colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor called?
The Boston Tea Party
What event left 5 people killed and created greater tension between the colonists and the British?
The Boston Massacre
What name was given to the protesters of the Stamp Act in Boston?
The Sons of Liberty.
What do you call protesting by refusing to buy, use or participate in something?
Boycott
What war caused the British to go into massive debt?
The French and Indian War?
