Causes
A tax on glass, paper, tea, paint, lead - All repealed except the tax on tea
What was the Townshend Acts?
These men were members of the Sons of Liberty and rode through the night to warn the colonists that the "regulars" (British soldiers) were coming.
Who were Paul Revere and William Dawes?
Thomas Jefferson
What is who wrote the first draft?
Every colony sent delegates to the First Continental Congress except this one.
What was Georgia?
Sons and Daughters of Liberty who protested the king's and Parliaments action with boycotts, protests, letters of grievances, etc...
Who were patriots?
Every human has these basic rights.
What are the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
sent The Olive Branch Petition to King George in hopes of avoiding a war
What was the Second Continental Congress?
This war sent the king into debt and as a result, he taxed the colonists to help repay the debt.
What was the French and Indian War?
July 4, 1776
What is the day the Declaration of Independence was signed? or What was the birthday of our country?
Two responsibilities of the Second Continental Congress
What was running the war, raising money, rounding up allies and not getting caught (moving from place to place so they wouldn’t get caught)?
King George and Parliament passed these acts to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
What were the Intolerable Acts?
A person who believes the colonists should not separate from England and should stay loyal to King George.
Who was a loyalist?
The people have this power.
What is change the government if the government does not protect the people's rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
Decisions of the First Continental Congress (2)
stop taxing us without giving us a vote
If our demands are not met, we'll boycott
This law incensed the colonists because it did not allow them to use the land in the Ohio River Valley.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
He helped George Washington train the soldiers at Valley Forge?
Who was General von Steuben?
Most of the Declaration is this (other than the signatures)
What is a long list of grievances (complaints) against the king?
These generals helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who were George Washington and General Von Steuben?
The Treaty of Paris said this (2).
What was:
the colonies are free and independent from Great Britain?
the new boundary of the U.S. extends to the Mississippi River?
return the property taken from the loyalists during the war?