Vocabulary
Cruel, unjust rule by an absolute ruler
This was a tax on paper products
What is the Stamp Act
This millionaire, scientist, printer, inventor, statesman, librarian, firefighter, and Founding Father was primarily responsible for getting the Stamp Act repealed.
He was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence
What is the Boston Massacre
DEFINITION: These are rights that cannot be taken away for any reason
(Don't list the rights!)
What are Unalienable Rights
An American colonists who remained loyal to England and King George III
(Opposite of "Patriot")
What is a Loyalist
This was a tax on sugar
What is the Sugar Act
This British King was the ruler of the 13 colonies during and after the French and Indian War...he was also responsible for all that taxation without representation...
King George III
This was a large, organized protest against the Tea Act, carried out on a cold December night in Boston harbor in 1773
What is the Boston Tea Party
These specialized colonial soldiers could be ready to fight "at a minute's notice"
Who are the Minutemen?
An American colonists who supported the right of the American colonies to govern themselves
(Opposite of "Loyalist")
What is a Patriot
This law was a tax on tea products
Tea Act
This General was selected to be the leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date (Month, Day, Year)
July 4, 1776
Jefferson suggested that we all have 3 unalienable rights. What are they?
100 points for each right
What are:
Life
Liberty
The Pursuit of Happiness
An objection or reason to complain
Grievance
This law forced colonists to house the British soldiers who patrolled their streets without the colonists' consent
This man was the author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
"The Shot Heard 'Round the World" happened during these first battles of the American Revolution in April of 1775 - thank goodness Paul Revere warned the militias that the British were coming!
(200 points for each town name)
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
If Patriots living near you found out that you were a Loyalist, you could be subjected to this painful form of public torture and humiliation
What is Tar-and-Feather
A form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services
What is a boycott
This law prevented colonists from settling in land west of the Appalachian Mountains...land that the colonists thought they fought for during the French and Indian War
This Sons of Liberty leader and Boston silversmith is famous for his (incomplete) "Midnight Ride" to warn colonial militias that "the British were coming!" to seize guns and ammo at Lexington and Concord
Who is Paul Revere
This battle in Boston was a British victory over the colonists...but with heavy British losses
(This is why having the high ground is important!)
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
Angry colonists would shout this chant during protests against British taxes
What is "No taxation without representation!"