Policies
This document officially ended the American Revolution and finalized the colonists' independence
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
Lexington and Concord
Authored the declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
True or False:
John Adams defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre because he was a loyalist.
False. He believed in defending the rights of all.
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
Who is Benjamin Franklin
What are the Unalienable Rights seen in the DOI
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Colonists were forced to house British soldiers.
What is Quartering Act
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
This is considered the turning point of the Revolution
Battle of Saratoga
Fell during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
This act taxed household items such as glass, lead, paint, and tea
What is the Townshend Act
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular group or country?
A boycott.
Last major battle of the Revolution
What is the Battle of Yorktown
This foreign country gave aid to the colonists after the turning point of the war.
Who is France
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION
This act put a tax on rum and molasses.
What is the Sugar Act
A complaint of someone or something.
What is a grievance
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.
Boston Tea Party
Commander of the Navy; shouted "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is John Paul Jones?
True or False:
The Declaration of Independence was written at the Second Continental Congress.
True
Policy following the French and Indian War that angered the colonists.
What is the Proclamation of 1763
What are unalienable rights?
Was the first meeting of the colonists concerning the Intolerable Acts.
1st Continental Congress
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
True or False:
Washington and his troops experienced a harsh winter resulting in deaths and low supplies at Valley Forge.
True