Taxes and Acts
Required a tax on all printed materials. It was the first direct tax.
to refuse to buy products
boycott
This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
Lexington and Concord
He was the head of the Continental Army and our first President.
George Washington
The Branch that enforces the laws is the
Executive Branch
This tax was lowered to stop smuggling, but it failed.
Sugar Act
writs of assistance
This event led to additional support for the patriots and gave them their first martyrs.
Boston Massacre
He was our first Secretary of State.
Thomas Jefferson
What was the first government of the United States called?
Articles of Confederation
This was a tax on all goods coming from Britain.
Townshend Act
farmers who could be ready to fight in a moments notice
Minute Men
This Battle convinced France to help the Patriots.
He was the leader of the Federalist Party.
Alexander Hamilton
What document stated our right to break away from Britain and the reason for it?
Declaration of Independence.
This was a law of punishments for the rebellion of the tea tax.
Intolerable Acts
Another Name for the British Soldiers
Red Coats or Tories
This led to King George hiring 10,000 mercenaries to fight in the colonies.
The Olive Branch Petition.
They were the French Delegates that informed the United States that a bribe was to be paid.
In counting the population, how many slaves were to be counted in the states.
3/5 of the slave population.
This Act was passed to inform the colonies that the British had the right to tax and rule the colonies.
Place where treaty that ended Revolutionary war was signed
Paris
This led to the formation of a new form of government.
The Constitutional Convention.
He was Common Sense to gain support for the Patriots.
Thomas Paine
He helped form the Son's of Liberty
Samuel Adams