Who's Who
Who was the American hero in the French and Indian War who helped the British win?
George Washington
A person chosen to act, speak, or make decisions for another person or group of people
What is a representative?
What angry slogan did the colonists use in the protest against Parliament and the King?
"No Taxation Without Representation"
Before the French and Indian War, why did England want to get land west of the Appalachian Mountains?
To get more fertile land for farming
They won the French and Indian War and gained the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Who are the British?
He warned the people of Lexington and Concord Massachusetts that "THE REDCOATS ARE COMING!"
Who is Paul Revere?
The cruel slaughter or killing of a large number of people
What is a massacre?
What act did King George impose on any written documents?
The Stamp Act
Why did King George and Parliament decide to make people in the colonies pay taxes?
To pay for the expensive French and Indian War
After a long, expensive war - what was the act that gave back the land to Native Americans?
Proclamation of 1763
After the Stamp Act, a secret organization formed in Boston, Massachusetts and spread to all the colonies.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
An official announcement from the king
What is a proclamation?
The act where British soldiers could come live inside your home whether you like it or not!
What is the Quartering Act?
Why did the British Army send troops to Lexington and Concord?
To take weapons from the colonists and to arrest members of the Sons of Liberty.
An important document that came from the American Revolutionary War
Declaration of Independence
The group that sent a list of demands to the British
Continental Congress
A short, catchy phrase to express an opinion or idea
Slogan
What was the FIRST battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What were the concerns of the Patriots?
They were not represented in Parliament
All colonies but one sent delegates to the First Continental Congress. They were too busy fighting Indians on their frontier, and many of the citizens were loyalists. Which colony?
Georgia Colony (named after King George)
The author of the pamphlet Common Sense
Who was Thomas Paine
Money collected from a citizen or business to help pay for goods and services provided by the government
Tax
What battle ENDED the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Yorktown
What big event happened in Boston Harbor that made the British to pass the Coercive Acts?
The Boston Tea Party
The group that came together to keep the colonies knowledgeable and informed. (hint. Committees of __________)
Committees of Correspondence