Events and Dates
In what year did the Boston Tea Party happen?
1773
What did colonists throw into Boston Harbor?
Tea
Why did colonists dislike taxes from Britain?
They had no voice or vote
What is a tax?
Money people must pay to the government
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
What did the Stamp Act put a tax on?
Paper goods
Why were people angry after the Boston Massacre?
Soldiers killed innocent colonists
What does independent mean?
Free, not ruled by someone else
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When did the Battles of Lexington and Concord happen?
1775
What happened during the Boston Massacre?
Soldiers shot 5 colonists
Why did colonists throw tea in the harbor?
They were angry about the Tea Act
What does it mean to protest?
To show you are against something
What book told colonists it was “common sense” to be free?
Common Sense
What happened first: Stamp Act or Common Sense?
Stamp Act
What did Thomas Jefferson write?
The Declaration of Independence
Why were the Intolerable Acts unfair to colonists?
They took away rights
What is a harbor?
A place where ships stop near land
Who fought against Britain at Lexington and Concord?
Colonial militias / colonists
What year did the First Continental Congress meet?
1774
What did British soldiers try to take in Lexington and Concord?
Weapons
Why did the colonies decide to become independent?
They felt Britain was unfair and didn’t respect them
What does it mean to punish someone?
To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
What group met in 1774 to talk about unfair British laws?
First Continental Congress