Key events Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Boston Tea Party
A
In Boston Harbour, colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded tea ships and threw the British tea in the harbour in protest at the Tea tax.
2
Q
Amritsar Massacre
A
400 Indian protestors were killed by British soldiers
3
Q
Scramble for Africa
A
The colonisation of African countries by European countries during the 1800s
4
Q
Easter Rising
A
Rebellion against British rule in Ireland in 1916
5
Q
The Troubles
A
Thirty year period of violence between Republican and Unionist groups in Northern Ireland
