13 colonies
This colony was founded by the Dutch and was originally named New Amsterdam.
What is New York?
This region's economy was based on shipbuilding, fishing, and trade, with rocky soil making large-scale farming difficult.
What is New England?
This British law placed a tax on almost all printed materials, including newspapers and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
A major consequence of the war was that this European nation was effectively eliminated as a major colonial power in North America.
Who is France?
The most effective form of colonial protest, where colonists refused to buy British goods. These organized efforts hit British merchants financially and put pressure on Parliament to repeal unpopular acts like the Stamp Act.
What are Boycotts?
In 1636 this colony was founded by Roger Williams, it became the only New England to practice religious tolerance.
What is Rhode Island?
This colony was founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers and promoted religious tolerance.
What is Pennsylvania?
This act required colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
Considered the first casualty of the American Revolution- during which event did it happen?
What is the Boston Massacre?
These are formal complaints or lists of wrongs. The colonists listed their complaints against King George III and Parliament in documents like the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress and, most famously, the Declaration of Independence.
What are Grievances?
This was the most valuable crop grown in the Chesapeake colonies.
What is tobacco?
This system of trade involved the transport of raw materials, manufactured goods, and enslaved Africans between three continents.
What is Triangular Trade?
The Coercive Acts, which closed Boston Harbor and limited town meetings, were passed by Britain as a direct result of this protest event.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
These secret organizations, with leaders like Samuel Adams, were formed to protest British policies and intimidate tax collectors.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The act of trying to influence government officials. Colonial leaders like Benjamin Franklin acted in London, attempting to persuade members of Parliament to see things from the colonial perspective.
What is Lobbying?
In 1682, the colony of Pennsylvania was founded by this Protestant denomination.
Who are the Quakers?
Which colony, with its major port on the Hudson River, was considered the most strategically important because its geographic position could split the New England colonies from the rest?
What is New York?
This phrase became a rallying cry for colonists, arguing they had no one in Parliament to vote on or speak for their interests.
What is "no taxation without representation?"
This series of Battles were a turning point for the American Revolution.
What is Saratoga?
A period of significant economic decline. After the costly French and Indian War, Great Britain was in -this term- which was a primary motivation for the British government to impose new taxes on the American colonies to raise money. 💰
He was the British monarch during the period of escalating tensions and the implementation of new taxes on the colonies.
Who is King George III?
This economic theory held that colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country, providing raw materials and a market for finished goods.
What is mercantilism?
As a direct response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed these punitive laws, which closed Boston Harbor and suspended the Massachusetts legislature.
What are the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?
This pamphlet, published by Thomas Paine, made widespread thoughts of independence travel throughout the colonies.
What is Common Sense?
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies in response to the Intolerable Acts. This was the first major coordinated effort to create a central governing body to organize colonial resistance against Britain.
What is The First Continental Congress (1774)?