Road to Revolution
This war left Great Britain with debt and led the British government to tax the colonies
What is the French and Indian War?
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This group supported independence from Great Britain.
Who were the Patriots?
This worker made and repaired iron tools and horseshoes using a forge and heavy hammers.
Who was a blacksmith?
This is money the government requires people to pay.
What is taxation?
Question: This 1765 law taxed printed items such as newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
The Continental Congress approved the Declaration on this date.
What is July 4, 1776?
This group remained loyal to King George III and Great Britain.
Who were the Loyalists?
This worker created newspapers, books, and pamphlets using a printing press and movable type.
Who was a printer?
This means having someone speak or vote for you in government.
What is representation?
During this 1770 event, British soldiers fired into a crowd, and five colonists died.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The Declaration says people have these rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are natural rights?
This group did not choose either side and often wanted to protect its family, business, or safety.
Who were the Neutralists?
This worker bought, sold, and traded goods and could also give loans or accept deposits.
Who was a merchant?
This kind of protest involves refusing to buy certain goods.
What is a boycott?
After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed these laws to punish Boston. They closed the harbor and limited Massachusetts’s self-government.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This word means officially approved, as the Continental Congress did with the Declaration.
What is ratified?
Many people in this region, especially Massachusetts, supported independence and became Patriots.
What is New England?
This worker provided medicines and medical treatments and sometimes visited sick or wounded people at home.
Who was an apothecary?
This is an organized act of resistance against a government or authority.
What is a rebellion?
British soldiers marched to destroy colonial military supplies, and colonial militias prepared to defend their communities. These first battles began the Revolutionary War.
What are the battles of Lexington and Concord?
The Declaration announced that the colonies were a new country and explained that people have natural rights. These ideas helped explain this major decision.
What is the colonies’ decision to become independent from Great Britain?
A colonist believed Britain provided protection, the colonies should help pay war debt, and independence might lead to chaos. This person most likely belonged to which group?
Who were the Loyalists?
A colonist needs help understanding a law and wants someone to represent them in court. This is the worker they would seek.
Who was a lawyer?
British officials used these to search for smuggled goods. Their use added to tension between Britain and the colonies.
What are writs of assistance?