Vocab
The Breach Widens
The Colonies Unite for Action
People
Dates
100

Voted by the 1st Continental Congress, in which the delegates adopted a formal statement of protest which was known as

Declaration of Rights and Grievances


100

Samuel Adams formed this committee to promote resistance to Britain. What was this committee called?

The Committee of Correspondence

100

What two cities were the first battles of the American Revolution 

Lexington and Concord

100

Primary author of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

100
September 5, 1774

The First Continental Congress

200

Civil Disobedient protest by the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Native Americans and dumped tea into Boston Harbor

Boston Tea Party

200

This act gave the struggling British East India Company a virtual monopoly on the tea trade.

The Tea Act of 1773

200
What were the young militiamen called that were called to protect Boston

Minutemen

200

Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

George Washington

200

This man had a midnight ride on April 18, 1775

Paul Revere

300

King George III makes an example and punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party. What are these acts called?

Intolerable Acts

300

What Three acts are a part of the Intolerable Acts?

The Boston Port Act, The Quartering Act and the Quebec Act

300

Parliament passed the ________ ____ in 1767, placing new taxes on such items as glass, paper and lead

The Townshend Acts

300

Leader of the Committees of Correspondence and Sons of Liberty

Samuel Adams

300

March 5, 1770

Boston Massacre


400

At this meeting the Colonies decide to boycott all British goods until repealed and form a militia

1st Continental Congress

400
In April 1764, Parliament passed what act to try to gain money to help pay for protecting the colonies

The Sugar Act

400

The delegates from the 1st Continental Congress organized the __________ __________ in which the members pledged not to import any goods from Britain after December 1, 1774

The Continental Association

400

Said the famous phrase "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!"

Patrick Henry

400

December 16, 1773

Boston Tea Party

500

How did King George III enforce the Proclamation of 1763?

Left 10,000 troops in America

500

The ____ Act of 1765 required colonial businessmen and lawyers to purchase special stamps and place them on items that were taxed

The Stamp Act 

500

Who were the other two men that rode with Paul Revere

William Dawes and Samuel Prescott

500
The modern day city of Pittsburgh is named after this person

William Pitt

500

July 3rd, 1754

Start of the French and Indian War

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