British soldiers stationed in Boston were harassing the citizens in the streets and eventually opened fire despite pleas for mercy during the Boston Massacre.

When the colonists met together, they were NOT…

This best selling document was instrumental in swaying public opinion in favor of Independence and resonated the philosophies of Locke and Rousseau.

What is a tax on imported goods?

After the Boston Massacre, Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts but kept a tax on this staple commodity

The American colonists were angry with incessant British taxes primarily on the grounds that they were not adequately represented in England

Which Parliamentary Act demanded a royal marking in the corner of every paper document in the colonies?

A significant piece of legislation under the Articles of Confederation outlawed slavery in the U.S. territories north of the Ohio River.

(True/False): The Aztecs were a powerful Indian civilization in Mesoamerica before they were conquered by the Spanish Empire.

Groups of investors would form these to pool resources to sponsor voyages to the New World while sharing the risk and rewards of such an expedition: