American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
what is the Stamp Act
He was an ambassador for the patriots and helped signed the Treaty of Paris 1783
who is Benjamin Franklin
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
who is Patriot
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
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
What were the Patriots willing to give up to gain independence
what is Their lives
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
what is the Tea Act
Who won the revolutionary war?
who are The Colonists(Patriots)
Who wrote the pamphlet called Common Sense?
who is Thomas Paine
The Declaration of Independence was a list of.
what are Grievances
Colonist were being taxed in order to pay off the debt from this war.
what is the French and Indian War
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
Was the first meeting of the colonists concerning the Intolerable Acts.
what is the 1st Continental Congress
Was the second meeting of the colonists that would create the Olive Branch Petition.
what is the 2nd Continental Congress
African American who was killed in the Boston Massacre.
who is Crispus Attucks
Due to the distance from Britain, King George III had this in place.
This person said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
who is Patrick Henry
Wrote for the patriots cause and woman's rights.
who is Abigail Adams
King George III passed this to prevent colonist from moving west passed the Appalachian Mountains
what is The Proclamation Line of 1763
The 3 regions of the 13 English colonies
what are the New England, Middle, and Southern
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims came to the Americas on.
what is the Mayflower
This ended the Revolutionary War
what is the Treaty of Paris 1783
This colony in the southern region was a safe haven for Catholic people.
what is Maryland
The act shut down the Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea party
what is the Intolerable Acts
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
what is Lexington and Concord
What are the Unalienable Rights seen in the DOI
what is Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
The French and Indian War was fought between the _______________ and ________________ over the ___________
who are The French and British - Ohio River Valley
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
what is NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.
what is the Boston Tea Party
Commander of the Continental Army
who is George Washington
A colonist that did not takes sides during the American Revolution.
what is Neutralist
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
what is the Boston Tea Party
What day was the DOI approved
what is July 4, 1776
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular group or country?
what is A boycott.
Who founded the Sons of Liberty
who is Samuel Adams