Economics
In what way did Samuel Adams group the sons of liberty protest the new British taxes?
The Boston Tea Party
What were the British soldiers called?
RedCoats
Who was Crispus Attucks?
The first person killed in the Boston Massacre
What event caused Great Britain to go into debt and the need for the new taxes on the colonist?
The French and Indian war
What is propoganda?
Exaggerated news
This act put a tax on all newspaper, legal documents, and magazines
The stamp act
Why is the Battle of Yorktown significant?
Ended the American Revolution
This woman wrote letters to her husband stating that women needed more of voice in government.
Abigail Adams
Stated the colonist couldn't move past the Appalachian mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What are all three unalienable rights and why are they important?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These are rights that can not be taken away.
What caused the Boston tea party?
What were the conditions of Winter at Valley forge?
Very very cold and not enough food
What qualities made George Washington a good person to lead the continental army?
1. Very Intelligent
2.Fought for Britain before
3. Very patriotic (loyal to colonist)
How did the new taxes contribute to the start of the revolution?
Made the colonist feel like their rights were being violated
What is a grievance?
Complaint
This act closed the Boston Harbor and allowed soldiers in homes of citizens. Response to the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
What was significant about the minutemen and British troops at Lexington and Concord?
It signaled the start of the American Revolution
Thomas Jefferson created this which was a letter to Great Britain declaring that the colonies did not want to be a part of it anymore.
The declaration of Independence
Two causes of the American Revolution?
Debt, Taxes, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, The French and Indian war, the intolerable acts
Taxed imported British goods such as glass, lead, paper, and tea
Townshend act
This is the economic policy of the British where any money the Colonies made only benefited Great Britain.
Mercantilism
This battle was a turning point for the colonist, up until here the colonist had been losing the war.
Battle of Saratoga
Thomas Paine created this pamphlet that tried to convince colonist to join the revolution?
Common Sense
Name one way the colonist used civil disobedience to protest the British taxes?
Boston tea party
Boycotting British goods
Why didn’t King George III want the colonists to colonize past the Appalachian mountains?
He couldn't afford another war this time with Indians