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GLOSSARY
www.mrlocke.comBoston Massacre[bôPstEn mBsPE-kEr] n. a clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five of the colonists were killed. (p. 48) Boston Tea Partyn. the dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act. (p. 49) Boulder [bIlPdEr] Dam n.a dam on the Colorado River—now
Timeline of the American Revolution
www.nps.gov“Boston Massacre.” King's troops kill five civilians before British back off and troops leave Boston. All Townshend duties removed except for tax on tea. December 16, 1773 Chests of tea destroyed in protest at Boston “Tea Party.” March-June 1774 Coercive Acts close port of Boston, bring Massachusetts’s government under crown control ...
History and GeoGrapHy The American Revolution
www.coreknowledge.org- Boston Massacre and Crispus Attucks - Boston Tea Party - The Intolerable Acts close the port of Boston and require Americans to provide quarters for British troops. - First Continental Congress protests to King George III. • The Revolution, including: - Paul Revere’s Ride, “One if by land, two if by sea”
Events Leading to the American Revolution
www.cusd80.comBoston Massacre 1770 • Britain sent more troops. • British fire on colonists and five colonists are killed. • Crispus Attucks, former enslaved African, was first killed. • Talk of war begins Commitees of Correspondence 1772 • Samuel Adams called for a Boston town meeting to create a committee of correspondence to communicate Boston’s
the Boston Massacre Trials - American Bar Association
www.americanbar.orgbeyond his role in the Boston Massacre. Provide basic information as needed. Adams was our nation’s second president and became our first lawyer-president in 1797. He was a resistance leader, political activist, patriot, advocate, diplomat, constitutional theorist, and, of course,
Causes and Effects of European Exploration: Causes-
www.monroe.k12.ky.us• Boston Massacre-Five colonists died, including Crispus Attucks, an African American, who attacked Britain along with other colonists • Boston Tea Party-colonists disguised as Indians, dump 342 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor • First Continental Congress-major Colonial leaders from all colonies except Georgia-
AP United States History - College Board
secure-media.collegeboard.org• Boston Massacre (1770) • Boston Tea Party (1773) • Boycotts / nonimportation movements • Committees of c orrespondence • Declaration of Independence (1776) • Benjamin Franklin • Alexander Hamilton • Thomas Jefferson • George Washington
Road to Revolution
wardamericanrevolution.weebly.com4. Boston Massacre a. Townshend Acts 5. Boston Tea Party a. Intolerable Acts 6. First Continental Party ii. Hand out Guided Notes sheet to the students iii. During the seminar incorporate these questions to keep the students engaged 1. Why was the Ohio River Valley such a sought after piece of land? 2. Why was the Battle of Quebec such a major ...
Middle School - American History - The Hillsdale 1776 ...
k12.hillsdale.eduChapter 5 . Primary Sources See below. Teacher Texts . Land of Hope . Pages 42–48 . The Story of the Thirteen Colonies and the Great Republic ... 1770 Boston Massacre . 1773 Boston Tea Party . 1774 Intolerable Acts . 1775 Lexington and Concord, Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill . July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence signed . Images ...
Causes and Effects of the American Revolution
teachers.henrico.k12.va.usknown as the Boston Massacre. As a result of colonists’ protests, Britain removed all taxes except the tax on tea. The Tea Act said that the British East India Company was the only company allowed to sale tea to the colonists. Angry Boston colonists led by Samuel Adams dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw a load of tea off a British ship into ...
The American Revolution: Step-by-Step Activities to Engage ...
www.csusb.eduLesson 4 shows the use of artwork as propaganda (Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre). Students analyze the engraving from an artistic perspective and by putting themselves “in the picture.” The Boston Tea Party and the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts are the focus of Lesson 5.
AP United States History
apcentral.collegeboard.org• Boston Massacre (1770) • Tea Act (1773) • Boston Tea Party (1773) • Coercive/Intolerable Acts (1773) • First and Second Continental Congress • Olive Branch Petition (1775) • Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776) • Declaration of Independence (1776) AP ® …
United States history timeline - Hopes and Dreams
hopes-and-dreams.net1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Boston Tea Party 1775 Midnight ride of William Dawes & Paul Revere 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill (actually Breed' Hill) 1775-1782 American Revolutionary War 1776 Declaration of Independence 1776 General Washington crosses Delaware River 1777 Continental Congress adopts Stars & Stripes 1778 France signs treaty to aid U.S.
The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of ...
sgp.fas.orgNov 06, 2018 · Shays’s Rebellion may go unchecked. If exceptions are too generously granted, a Boston Massacre or Kent State tragedy may follow. The terrorist attacks against the United States in September 2001 produced some calls for more generous exceptions to the rule.1 2The USA PATRIOT Act broadened the permissible
The French and Indian War Debt, 1765
teacherpress.ocps.netThe Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. Colonial leaders used the killings as
APUSH Timeline Period 1 1491-1607 Period 2 1607-1754
www.wscschools.org1770 – Boston Massacre 1772 – Committees of Correspondence 1773 – British East India Tea Monopoly, Tea Party 1774 – Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, The Association 1775 – Lexington and Concord, Second Continental Congress 1776 – Common Sense, Declaration of Independence 1777 – Battle of Saratoga 1778 – French Alliance
African-Americans in the Revolution Objectives
www.nps.govSome African-Americans who played a significant role in the American Revolution were: Crispus Attucks - an African-American member of the Sons of Liberty who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770. Prince Easterbrooks - a slave in Lexington who had enlisted in Captain John Parker’s militia and who was wounded at Concord, April 19, 1775.
Visitor Center - Freedom Trail
www.thefreedomtrail.orgBoston Massacre Site Old State House Faneuil Hall Paul Revere Old North Church Copp’s Hill Burying Ground Granary Burying Ground Park Street Church King’s Chapel and Burying Ground State House Bunker Hill Monument USS Constitution First Public School Site CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD To Dorchester Heights y 0 0 0.1 Mile 0.3 0.1 Kilometer 0.3
The Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776, annotated
americainclass.orgescalating hostility led to the Boston Massacre of 1770 and other violent confrontations. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. 12 In 1774 the British appointed a general, Thomas Gage, to double as the civil governor of Massachusetts. This offended the Patriots,