a group of representatives who run the government in England.
What is Parliament?a
because the French and Indian War was expensive.
Why was the British government in debt?
colonial soldiers who could quickly get ready for battle.
Who were minutemen?
The American Revolution started in 1861.
What is disagree?
Colonists became angry over new taxes passed by the British Parliament.
What is a Patriot?
to take back
What is repealed?
tax on imported goods.
What was the Sugar Act?
to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
Why did the British army march to Lexington?
t took the minutemen a long time to get ready for battle.
What is disagree?I
many people in Philadelphia are against independence.
What is a loyalist?
stop buying
What is boycott?
colonists belief that paying taxes was unfair.
What is "no taxation without representation?"
A Warning! "The British are coming.
"What was Paul Revere's ride?
The first battle of the American Revolution was at Lexington.
What is agree?
"I fought for love of my country and duty to my king"
Captain John Peters
What is a loyalist?
all taxes were repealed except tea
What are the Townshend Acts?
the only tax that was not repealed by the British government.
What is the Tea Tax?
irst battles of the American Revolutionf
What is Lexington and Concord?
Samuel Adams and John Hancock were arrested at Lexington
What is disagree?
"these united colonies ought to be free and independent states."
What is a Patriot?
group of colonists who met and decided to prepare for war.
What is the First Continental Congress?
300 boxes thrown into Boston Harbor by colonists dressed as Native Americans.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
colonists felt it was necessary to fight for their freedom.
Why did the American Revolution begin?
The minutemen shot at the soldiers behind trees.
What is agree?
what liberty can there be when property is taken away without consent.
What is a Patriot?