American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress on what specific day?
July 4, 1776
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
Why did Britain begin to tax the colonies so much?
To help pay for the wars/conflict in Americas, and increased debt in England
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What are the three specific rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
What battle is known as the "shot heard around the world"
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Define boycotting
Refusing to buy goods from specific place, etc. as a form of protest
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
Did the colonist have representation in the British government?
no
DAILY DOUBLE:
Who wrote the pamphlet/book Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
This person wrote the Decleration of Independance
Thomas Jefferson
What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 state? (after the French and Indian War, the proclamation limited the colonists from doing what?)
They were not allowed to go passed the Appalachian mountains, it was reserved for Native Americans.
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
What is the job of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
Protect citizens rights
What did the Quartering Act force?
Colonists to house, feed, etc. British troops in their own home.
What did colonists do to rebel or fight back against British tax collectors in the colonies?
Tarring and Feathering
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
What is the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready quickly to resist British attack
Minutemen
Thomas Jefferson got the ideas of "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness" from what Enlightenment Thinker.
John Locke
John Locke believed in what three inalienable rights
Life, Liberty, Property
What was said in the original draft of the Declaration of Independence against slavery?
Mr. Nichols will approve
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly
Benjamin Franklin