Causes of the Revolution
What did Britain make the colonists pay on items such as tea, paper, and glass?
Taxes
What word means to be free from the control of another country?
Independence (freedom)
I was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution. Who am I?
King George III
What event involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What document announced that the colonies wanted to separate from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
Why were many colonists angry about the taxes Britain placed on them?
They were being taxed without having representatives in Parliament.
What were colonists called who wanted independence from Britain?
Patriots
Wrote the 1st draft of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd President of the USA
Thomas Jefferson
A war against Great Britain and the United States started in 1775
On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
What did colonists mean by “No taxation without representation”?
They believed Britain should not tax them if they had no representatives in Parliament
What were colonists called who wanted to remain loyal to Britain?
loyalists
Leader of the Continental Army, 1st President of the USA
Was signed in 1776 announcing the USA's freedom from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence
What ideas did the Declaration of Independence share?
Shared ideas about equality, rights, and goverenment
What is a boycott, and why did colonists use boycotts against Britain?
A boycott is refusing to buy something. Colonists boycotted British goods to protest British taxes and laws.
a small amount of money that people and businesses pay to the government
taxes
Activist, helped when the War, has a Broadway named after him
Alexander Hamilton
What event occurred when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in Boston?
The Boston Massacre
What did it explain?
The complaints the colonists had against King George III.
Name two actions by Britain that increased tension with the colonists.
Possible answers: taxing the colonies, passing the Intolerable Acts, sending British soldiers to the colonies, or limiting colonial freedoms.
What is the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist?
patriots wanted to be free while loyalists supported the British
One of the founding fathers, helped create electricity, and was a protestor
Benjamin Franklin
What were the harsh laws Britain passed after the Boston Tea Party called?
The Intolerable Acts
What did it announce?
The colonies considered themselves free and independent states.