Vocabulary
To do away with a law
Repeal
A document the American colonists signed in which they declared their freedom from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
What city did Great Britain put under military control?
Boston
"Shot Heard 'Round the World"
To provide a soldier with a place to live
Quarter
To go against
Violate
What person from the Enlightenment period influenced the Colonists when they wrote wrote the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
Name at least one country that helped the Colonists fight against Great Britain.
France, Spain, Netherlands
Colonial soldiers during the Revolutionary war who were ready to fight at any moment.
Minutemen
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Boston colonists were protesting in the streets when British soldiers opened fire and killed 5 protesters.
Boston Massacre
What year did the Revolution War end?
1881
The American struggle against Great Britain for independence
American Revolution
This law put a tax on all paper products
Stamp Act
Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and boarded British ships. They dumped over $1 Million worth of tea into the harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Where did the last battle of the War take place?
To refuse to buy something, to refuse to deal with a person, business, or country.
Boycott
This law forced colonists to let British soldiers live in their homes.
Quartering Act
The colonists signed this document which declared their independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence
How did the American Revolution influence the rest of the world?
Other countries started to consider if they could also fight their government in order to get more freedoms and rights.