Vocab
What is 'money paid to the government'?
tax
What was the 1765 tax of special stamped paper for printed material and legal documents?
Stamp Act
What upset the colonists most about the taxes?
They didn't get a say (no taxation without representation)!
Where was the first battle(s) of the war on April 19, 1775?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Redcoats or Lobster backs were other nicknames for which group of soldiers?
The British
What is an American colonist who was still loyal to Great Britain?
Loyalist
What was the dumping of over 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor on December 16, 1773 called?
Boston Tea Party
What was the line that King George III put into place in 1763 that said colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation Line of 1763
Who was an ally that helped the colonists win the war?
The French
Continentals or Yankees were other nicknames for which group of soldiers?
What is an American colonist who supported independence?
Patriot
What was the death of 5 people when British solders fired into a crowd in 1770?
Boston Massacre
What was the act that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers in their homes?
Quartering Act
What is the document that stated independence from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What were the name given to American soldiers because they were prepared to fight at a “minute’s notice.”
Minutemen
What is 'to not buy; often a refusal by a large group of people to buy goods from a business'?
boycott
What did the First Continental Congress try to do before declaring war with Britain?
petition King George and Parliament
What were the men and women called that supported independence from Great Britain and took often secret action against them?
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
How did the war end?
Victory at Yorktown and Treaty of Paris...Patriots won!
Where is the original copy of the Declaration of Independence today?
The National Archives in Washington D.C.
What is a volunteer army?
militia
What act was a direct result of the Boston Tea party and what did it do?
Intolerable Acts (closed Boston's harbor)
What was the act that taxed glass, paper, tea, and paint in 1767?
Townshend Acts
What were the two battles fought in present-day Ohio?
Piqua and Chilicothe
Who signed the Declaration of Independence really big and has an expression still named after him today?
John Hancock