American Revolution #1
The punishment the tax collectors received for collecting taxes that the colonists had no vote in.
What is Tarring and Feathering
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Who fired the "shot heard round the world" to start the first battle of the war?
The British
The 3 regions of the 13 English colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
The first time the Military was involved during the Revolutionary War
What was The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
What was the King of Britains name?
Who is King George III
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
Loyalist
The Declaration of Independence is an example of...
Social Contract
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonists
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4
A colonist that did not takes sides during the American Revolution.
Neutralist
What did the British do that made colonist upset. This lead to the Boston Massacre.
They stopped ships from sailing in and out of the Boston Harbor.
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
Taxation without Representation
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies?
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
THIS is a person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it:
A Patriot
Was the first meeting of the colonists concerning the Intolerable Acts.
1st Continental Congress
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.
Boston Tea Party
Electing delegates to assemblies was an example of which right of Englishmen enjoyed by the British colonists?
the right to self governance
What was another name for the British Soldiers?