Key Terms
The person who headed the British Monarchy that the colonists wanted Independence from
Who is King George III?
This colonial region was most likely to have large plantations that grew cash crops.
What is Southern?
True or False: The Colonists viewed the British as Oppressive Rulers?
What is TRUE
This item was thrown in the Boston Harbor to protest the British monopoly on its sale
What is Tea?
Give 2 examples of everyday items that were taxed
What are tea, paper, printed goods, glass, anything imported.
This factor below was MOST responsible for determining economic activities in the colonies;
A) King George III
B) Geography
C) Religion
What is Geography?
This occurred when colonists started calling British soldiers names and throwing stones at them. 5 Colonists would end up being killed.
What is the Boston Massacre?
In BOTH the Declaration of Independence AND the Constitution, where does the power of the Government come from?
Who are the 'Consent of the Governed' aka THE PEOPLE?
Colonists protested these because they had no representation in Parliament
What are taxes?
This costly war became a reason for the increases in taxes on the colonists
What is the French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
New York is located in this colonial region
What are the middle colonies?
The ___________ Act was imposed on the colonists of Boston, which is a direct motivation for the 3rd Amendment's creation.
What is the Quartering Act?
According to the D.O.I., what rights are given to ALL people that can never be taken away? Name AT LEAST TWO! (HINT: Unalienable rights - 3 of them)
What is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
The man who wrote Common Sense arguing for independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This all female group protested by organizing spinning bees to help colonists boycott british goods.
Who are the Daughters of Liberty?
This law created a boundary that prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains into the 'Indian Lands'
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
The western limit of the United States of America after winning the Revolutionary War
What is The Mississippi River?
These groups were not truly considered in the Declaration of Independence, highlighting some hypocrisy of the 'American Revolution'. Name 3.
Who are Women, Native Americans, and Enslaved Peoples?
This Act, passed by Parliament, put a tax on glass, paint, and paper imported to the colonies from other nations
What are the Townshend Acts?
The colonies were used to send raw materials to G.B. who would then send back finished goods to the colonies to make a profit. This system is called...
What is mercantilism?
After the French and Indian war, G.B. began to pay far more attention to the colonies than they had previously, ending this policy.
What is Salutary Neglect?
The first shots of the American Revolution. "The shot heard 'round the world." (Name both battle sites)
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
The place that the Continental Congresses met.
Where is Philadelphia?
What the signers of the Declaration of Independence could have been accused of. (HINT: A crime when you go against your country)
What is treason?