Vocabulary
Name given to the colonists who supported the British during the American Revolution
Loyalists
Who is credited as being the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What event took place on March 5, 1770 in Boston and five Bostonians were killed?
The Boston Massacre
British law taxed the colonists for paper products such as newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards.
Stamp Act
What colony was George Washington from?
Virginia
Famous group opposed the British law and often using extreme measures such as tarring and feathering British soldiers.
Sons of Liberty
Who was the English King during the American Revolution?
King George III
A group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped tea overboard from three ships in Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
This act increased taxes on sugar
Sugar Act
What did colonists call the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
What name was given to the first political assembly that contained members from each colony?
Continental Congress
Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
What date was the Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress?
July 4, 1776
Quartering Act
In what year did the Revolutionary War begin?
1775
What are the 3 natural rights does the Declaration of Independence say?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Samuel Adams
American Indian and French attacks on British colonists in North America.
The French and Indian War
These taxes, taxed glass, paper, and tea.
Townshend Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Expression of a protest
Boycott
A sole rider who alerted the colonies during midnight and said the British were coming.
Paul Revere
During this religious revival, colonists started to believe that God could speak directly to the people themselves, not just to preachers, kings, or others in power.
The Great Awakening
The acts passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and placed restrictions on the colonists including outlawing town meetings and the closing of the Boston Harbor.
Intolerable Acts
The very first shots of the war between the militia and the British were fired at this Massachusetts.
Lexington