Revolutionary Leaders
The writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
What was the Sugar Act?
Refusal to buy a specific good or service, often for political reasons.
What is Boycott?
The the murder of five Bostonians, including Crispus Attucks.
What is the Boston Massacre?
It listed the unalienable rights, which were ignored by King George III.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
The writer of the pamphlet Common Sense.
Who was Thomas Paine?
All printed materials (including trading cards) required a seal of approval.
What was the Stamp Act?
Information used to influence an audience.
What is propaganda?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Geography showed Britain couldn't rule a bigger colony that was an ocean away.
What was Common Sense?
The elected Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
Who was George Washington?
Everything imported was to be taxed.
What were the Townshend Acts?
Formally expressed opinions.
What is a Resolution?
They agreed on creating the Declaration of Independence, assign George Washington as Commander-In-Chief, and create their own money.
Who was the Second Continental Congress?
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
The silversmith who warned the colonists of the approaching "Regulars?"
Who was Paul Revere?
"Yeah, Canada shouldn't go to the colonists."
What was the Quebec Act?
What is smuggling?
What were the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This document allowed the British India Company near total control over their industry.
What was the Tea Act?
He defended the English soldiers involved with the Boston Massacre.
Who was John Adams?
Town meetings in Massachusetts were banned, they had to pay for the Boston Harbor, and let the British stay in people's homes.
What were the Coercive Acts
They spread political ideas and information throughout the colonies.
What was a committee of correspondence?
"Don't fire until you see the white of their eyes!"
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
What was the Suffolk Resolves?