Vocabulary Review Game

What was the main reason colonists wanted representation in Parliament?

• To have a say in taxation

• To become members of the British royal family

• To learn British customs

• To travel to England for free

What is a monopoly?

• A type of government

• When one company or country is the only one who can sell a certain good

• A game played by colonists

• A type of tea

What does the term "liberty" mean in the context of the colonists?

• The right to vote in British elections

• Freedom to govern themselves

• The ability to travel freely to England

• The right to own property

What was the Boston Tea Party?

• A meeting to discuss tea prices

• A celebration of British tea

• An event where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act

• A party held by the British soldiers

What is treason?

• A type of tea

• The betrayal of your own country by giving help to one of its enemies

• A friendly agreement between countries

• A new law passed by Parliament

What does smuggling mean?

• To trade goods legally

• To sneak something into a place where it’s not allowed

• To sell goods at a high price

• To buy goods from England

What is a massacre?

• A peaceful protest

• A large gathering of people

• When many unarmed civilians are killed, usually by soldiers

• A type of British law

What were the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts?

• Laws that allowed colonists to trade freely

• 1774 British laws that punished colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• Acts that reduced taxes on tea

• Laws that allowed colonists to vote in British elections

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• A group of British soldiers

• A group of colonists who organized protests against the British government

• A family of British royalty

• A group of tea merchants

What is tyranny?

• A fair and just government

• To be ruled by a government that doesn’t give you a representative

• A type of British tea

• A peaceful protest