Early Conflicts
French and Indian War
This act allowed Britain to tax tea while giving the British East India Company a monopoly.
Tea Act
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This deadly clash in 1770 left five colonists at the hands of British Soldiers.
Boston Massacre
These are rights that cannot be taken away from a person.
Unalienable Rights
Colonists called this slogan to protest taxes imposed by Parliament.
No taxation without representation
This series of taxes on imported goods of pretty much all household goods that lead to increased anger of colonists.
Townshend Acts
This person lead the Continental Army durign the American Revolution.
George Washington
Paul Revere alerted colonists that the British were coming as a part of this extensive communication network developed by Ben Franklin that the British didn't know about
Midnight Riders
This introduction explains why the colonies wanted to break away from England.
Preamble
In 1765, this act placed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies.
Stamp Act
This act taxed legal documents, newspapers, and even playing cards.
Stamp Act
This Patriot leader was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
This first battle of the American Revolution was referenced as "The Shot Heard Around the World".
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This type of irregular fighting used by colonists replied on surprise attacks.
Guerilla warfare
This law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
Colonists responded to British taxes by refusing to buy British goods. This is called a what?
Boycott
This leader was a British Officer and ordered to build a fort along the Ohio River that launched an attack on a French Fort, thus starting the French and Indian War.
George Washington
This early battle proved that the war would be tough and not easy for both sides.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonies formed this group and letter writing campaign to communicate and coordinate resistance to British actions.
Committees of Correspondence
This line prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachians after the French and Indian War.
The Proclamation Line of 1763
This British response to the Boston Tea Party punished Massachusetts severely.
The Intolerable Acts
This group of volunteer soldiers pledged to be ready "at a minute's notice.
Minutemen
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution in 1763.
Treaty of Paris 1783
This term refers to peaceful refusal to obey unjust laws.
Civil Disobedience