Key Terms
Unjust Rule
Tyranny
King of England during increasing tensions and revolution
King George III
The first battle between the colonists and Great Britain, but nobody knows who started it
Lexington
What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence
Preamble, Statement of Rights, List of Grievances, and the Declaration Statement
A form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services
Boycott
Search Warrants
Writs of Assistance
Was in favor of extending Olive Branch petition to King and England
John Dickinson
Place where British marched to steak supplies, but eventually were shot at, attacked, and chased back to Boston
Concord
What section of the constitution is this from?
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another
Preamble
Wrote "Common Sense" and helped unite colonists in their quest for independence
Thomas Paine
A law requiring colonists to stay east of a line drawn on a map along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Was not in favor of extending Olive Branch petition to King and England
John Adams
Victory for colonists without having to fire a single shot
Fort Ticonderoga
The part of the Declaration of Independence that contains the famous phrase "all men are created equal"
Statement of Rights
Helped lead the raid to capture Fort Ticonderoga, but was mad that he was second in command (name who was first in command for a bonus)
Benedict Arnold (Ethan Allen)
Laws that revoked Massachusetts' right to govern itself
Intolerable Acts
The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Very bloody battle, despite 1,000 British casualties, they eventually won
Battle of Bunker Hill
The each Grievance contained in the List of Grievances begins with...
"He has"
And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
Which part of the Declaration of Independence is this found in?
The Declaration Statement
A petition formulated by the Second Continental Congress, in an attempt to prevent a war between the colonies and Great Britain
Olive Branch Petition
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Earlier war where the colonists sided with England against the French
French and Indian War
The section of the constitution that identifies the colonists as "The United States of America"
Declaration Statement
The day that Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776