Vocab
What is the definition of colonist?
Someone who lives in a colony
What is the sugar act?
Tax on the merchants selling sugar, molasses, and other goods.
Where do the first battels of the American Revolution take place?
Lexington and Concord
No Taxation without Representation
Colonist
True or False:
The Boston Tea Party is where Colonist and Redcoats came together and drank tea in Boston.
False
What does it mean to forbid something?
To not allow it
What is the Stamp Act?
Tax on all paper products.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonist could not settle West of the Appalachian Mountains
Colonist or King George:
I paid for the war, you can help pay back debt!
King George III
True or False: The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, 1776
True
What is a constitution?
A written plan for government
What are the Tea Acts?
Tax on tea
What were the colonist Army called?
Minutemen, later named to the Continental Army
Colonist or King George:
Parliament can make any law they deem necessary
King George III
The Sons of Liberty were a group of men supporting King George the III
A colony is controlled by who?
A different country
What acts are instilled after the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
What does it mean to boycott?
To refuse to buy goods
You can govern us because you do not understand our needs
Colonists
The first shots of the revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord.
True
What is a region that is just beyond the edge of a settled area
Forntier
What slogan do the colonist create to protest taxes and laws they believed were unfair?
No Taxation without Representation
What is the word to define freedom from outside control or restriction (freedom from another country)?
Liberty
Colonist or King George:
It is too late to apologize!
Colonist
The Declaration of Independence was a document wrote by Great Britain declaring the colonies are no longer under the Kings control.
False