Road to Revolution
This proclamation banned British settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
True or False: The Stamp Act required colonists to purchase a stamp on all paper products
What is true?
colonists who remained loyal to the English Crown during the Revolution
who were the Loyalists
The author of the "Common Sense".
Who was Thomas Paine?
The reason that Britain started to tax the colonists
What is Britain was in debt due to the French and Indian War?
The Act that declared British law was above colonial law
What was the Declaratory Act?
Term used for the fighting tactics of the Revolutionary troops/militia
Gorilla Warfare
The importance of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
What was it showed they could stand strong against the most powerful military in the world?
The two things the Sugar Act taxed.
What are molasses and sugar?
This act placed duties on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea.
What were the Townshend Act?
The nickname given to the first revolutionary war battle
What is "The Shot Heard Round the World"
The three actions the Continental Congress decided to take
1. Encouraged the colonists to continue the boycotts
2. Informed Colonial Militias to prepare for war.
3. Drafted a declaration of rights to send to King George III
The 3 things the Committees of Correspondence allowed colonists to do?
1. Allowed colonists to share information about British actions
2. Organized regular meetings
3. Encouraged the most effective form
of rebellion: BOYCOTT
The British response after their customs officials had been targeted by the Sons of Liberty.
What were...
1. Britain sent more troops to restore order in Boston.
2. Britain dissolved the Massachusetts Legislature
The European Country Benjamin Franklin was sent to to try and get support
What is France
The importance of the Battle of Saratoga.
1. It was the turning point of the War
2. It convinced France & Spain to help the Patriots defeat Britain
The two parts of the Tea Act.
1. Only the British East India Company can sell directly to the colonists
2. New law makes the tea cheaper… but it will still be taxed.
The four parts of the Intolerable Acts.
1. Port of Boston will be closed until tea is paid for!
2. Committees of Correspondence are banned
3. Britain can house troops wherever they want -stronger version of Quartering Act
4. British officials charged with crimes in the colonies sent to England for trial
What two people were the British sent to arrest in Lexington
Who were Sam Adams and John Hancock
Marques de Lafayette's contributions to the revolution.
1. Encouraged France to give more aid to Patriots
2. Brought his own ships & men from France to help the Patriots