Events
This is the phrase colonists used to communicate they were against paying tax without voting on them.
“No Taxation without Representation!”
This act placed a tax on paper good such as newspapers, playing cards and legal documents.
Stamp Act
This man is most famous for his illustration of the Boston masssacre and the quote, “The British are coming, the British are coming!”
Paul Revere
This is the date that Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
July 4, 1776
The colonists wanting independence from Britain led to this war.
Revolutionary War
This event resulted in the deaths of five colonists when Redcoats fired into a Boston crowd.
Boston Massacre
Why were the colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
It prevented them from expanding west.
Also our first president, this man led the continental army in the Revolutionary War.
George Washington
These are the three basic human rights explained in the first part of the Declaration of Independence.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
What kind of interaction took place between American Colonists and the English Parliament in the 1770s?
Conflict
This event resulted in hundreds of crates of tea being destroyed and punishment with harsh rules from King George III.
Boston Tea Party
This act required colonists to give housing to British soldiers.
Quartering Act
This man organized a group known as The Son’s of Liberty, who carried out the Boston Tea Party.
Sam Adams
According to the Declaration, the US government gains its power from the consent of this group:
The Governed
This is the name that referred to those who were loyal to King George III and Britain.
Loyalist
This country allying with America helped to turn the events of the war and ultimately led to victory for Americans.
France
These acts were placed on colonists as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
This man was the Primary writer for the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration lists major ideas for United States government and a list of grievances against the King of England. What are greivances?
Complaints
This is the name given to those who supported independence from Britain.
Patriots
This war led to the beginning of tension in the colonies with Great Britain, because even though land was gained, Britain also ended up with a lot of debt.
French and Indian War
Boycotting
This man was an African American who died during the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
Thomas Jefferson
What group of people would more likely call the event in Boston a massacre? British Soldiers or American Colonists?
American Colonists