Section 2: Uniting the colonies Flashcards
1
Q
Boston Massacre
A
A fight between some Bostonians and soldiers that went too far
2
Q
Propaganda
A
information designed to influence opinion
3
Q
Boston Tea Party
A
a protest whose goal was to repeal the British Parliaments taxes with tea
4
Q
Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
A
a punishment passed by the British Parliament to the colonists; colonists called it Intolerable ACts
5
Q
Crispus Attucks
A
the first colonist who was killed by the British in the Boston Massacre
6
Q
Paul Revere
A
a colonial leader who made an engraving that showed British officers firing on an orderly crowd (example of propaganda)
7
Q
Tea Act
A
helped save the British East India Company and protect the British economy
