Tea Time
What does the word REPRESENTATION mean
A voice in one’s government
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Ind.
Thomas Jefferson
How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British Rule?
They spread information quickly
What was the first plan of government called?
Articles of Confederation
What did the British gov do to help pay for costs of the French and Indian War
It passed tax laws for colonies
How did many colonists protest the taxes on British goods?
They refused to buy British goods
What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?
France and Britain both claimed the same land in N.A.
What is one effect that the Articles of Confedertion had on the new nation?
1-congress was given power to control trade
2-congress was able to collect taxes
3-the power of the states were limited
4-the states were held together as a nation during Rev.War
The states were held together as a nation during the Revolutionary War.
When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy?
after the Battle of Bunker Hill
Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?
They marked the beginning of the American Revolution
What happened on July 4th 1776 that makes it an important part of history?
Congress voted to accept Declaration of Independence
Who called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain?
Richard Henry Lee
Who was the commander and chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who was the head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation?
John Dickinson
Who organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and many people thought he planned the Boston Tea Party?
Samuel Adams
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
why did he sign it so big?
John Hancock
so King George could read his name without glasses
What was the proclamation of 1763?
and how did the colonists react?
It was the British announcement that set aside lands west of Appalachian Mts for Native Americans.
Many colonists were angry about this, ignored this proclamation and kept settling on the lands anyway.
In what ways did colonists protest British imperial policies?
They boycotted British goods, wove their own clothes, chased down tax collectors, formed committees, formed militias, sent petitions…
What effects did the Battle of Bunker Hill have?
It proved to the British that the colonists wouldnt be east to defeat. It angered the British leaders and King George said he would do whatever he could to crush them
Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774?
what did it do?
It met to decide how to respond to all the taxes from Britain. It sent a petition to the king about colonists rights. It agreed to stop trade with Britain, and form militias.