British Actions
The direct tax that the British government placed on printed publications like newspapers, books, playing cards, and legal documents sold in the colonies - 1765
The Stamp Act
A radical political organization for colonial independence which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. They planned protests and burned the customs houses where the stamped British paper was kept.
The Sons of Liberty
Who is the author of the pamphlet, Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Members of the _________________________ voted on and signed the Declaration of Independence.
Second Continental Congress
The Sons of Liberty, dressed up like Mohawk Indians, with hatchets, marched to the harbor, boarded ships, and dumped 343 chests of tea into the water in protest of the Tea Act
The Boston Tea Party
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by controlling trade and selling more goods than they bought -- MORE IMPORTS THAN EXPORTS
Mercantilism
A tactical means of putting economic pressure on Britain by refusing to buy its exports to the colonies.
Boycotts
Who was Common Sense directed at attacking?
King of England, King George III, British Parliament
On what date did all 13 colonies vote in favor of the resolution and America declared its independence from Britain?
July 4, 1776
Consent of the governed means that power of a government comes from ______.
the people
The British enforced this line to prevent conflict between colonists and Native Americans after the French and Indian War
The Proclamation Line of 1763
Convention of delegates from the colonies called in to discuss their response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts and how the colonists should respond to them.
First Continental Congress (1774)
This group fully supported the message that was presented in Common Sense.
The Patriots
What are the THREE natural rights identified in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, & Pursuit of Happiness
During the 1770's, the Second Continental Congress sent this document to King George III requesting to settle their differences peacefully without going to war and looked for reconciliation with the King.
The Olive Branch Petition
In retaliation for the Tea Party, the British passed several punitive acts (punishments) aimed at bringing the colonies back into submission to the King - the British called them the Coercive Acts. What did the colonists call them?
The Intolerable Acts
functioned as the national government for the colonies by writing petitions such as The Olive Branch Petition, organizing a military eventually and writing the Declaration of Independence.
The Second Continental Congress (1775)
How did Thomas Paine counter the argument that Britain protected the colonies?
They did it for their own benefit, not to benefit the colonies
Identify the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence.
1. The Preamble
2. New Theory of Government
3. List of Grievances
4. Declaration of Freedom/War
Put these events in chronological order:
Boston Tea Party, Sons of Liberty, First Continental Congress, Intolerable Acts, Tea Act
Sons of Liberty, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress
Britain's unofficial policy to relax the enforcement of strict regulations, particularly trade laws, was imposed on the American colonies before the French and Indian War but then abandoned after the French and Indian War.
Salutary Neglect
This group contributed to creating successful boycotts of British goods by making and distributing their own products throughout the colonies.
Daughters of Liberty
For what reasons (explain 1) did Thomas Paine argue its "Common Sense" to seek independence from Britain?
American colonies can succeed on their own- England should not take the credit for their success
The population of the colonies is made up of people from all of Europe, not just England
The economy of the colonies would do very well, if not better, without England
England causes foreign problems for the colonies
Jefferson's claim in the Declaration of Independence was ______ and the evidence he used to support that was ______.
Claim: the colonists are justified in declaring independence
Evidence: the many grievances listed against King George III
King George reacted in what way to the Olive Branch Petition?