Colonial Leaders
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Define Boycott
to not buy the goods or services from a particular nation
This act placed a tax on Tea and forced the colonists to buy British tea only
The Tea Act
A group of patriots boarded a British ship and threw its contents into Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
This organization supported independence from England and organized protests
The Sons of Liberty
First signature on the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Define Consent of the Governed
the right that people have the ability to choose who governs them and makes decisions
This act required colonists to provide room and board for British soldiers and also feed them
The Quartering Act
Paul Revere engraved a picture of this event and circulate it throughout the colonies
The Boston Massacre
What are your natural rights?
Life, Liberty and the right to own Property
Born on a Caribbean island, this man would eventually fight in the revolution, write the constitution and become the first secretary of the treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
Someone who wanted to remain with England was called a
Loyalist
This law required colonists to pay a tax and all paper goods
The Stamp Act
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to encourage people to declare independence
Common Sense
"No Taxation without Representation"
This organization was formed to get the opinions of all the colonies together in order to stand up to Great Britain. They also drafted the Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress
Define Mercantilism
The idea that the colony exists to benefit the mother country
This law states that colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation of 1763
The first Battles of the American Revolution were fought at
Lexington and Concord
What was the nickname for colonial militia who fought against the British at Lexington and Concord
Minutemen
Enlightenment thinker who believed in Natural Rights
John Locke
what does it mean to "repeal" something
to take away or get rid of
These laws were put in place as a response to the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
The fighting at Lexington and Concord became know as
"The shot heard round the world"
What was the name of the first person to die at the Boston Massacare
Crispus Attucks