People
This individual was chosen to lead the Continental Army
George Washington
These Acts were named the Coercive Acts by the British but the colonist referred to it as
The Intolerable Acts (this is one of the daily doubles for 200 points)
This is the name given to someone who did NOT believe taxes were enough of a reason to fight and break away from England.
Loyalist
5 colonists loss their lives during this event in Boston during March of 1770
The Boston Massarce
What decision prevented settlers in the colonizes from moving West of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation of 1763
This person refused to receive the Olive Branch Petition when it was presented to them
King George III
This Act said Parliament had the right to make all decisions, for all the colonies, in all matters.
The Declaratory Act
The Sons of Liberty used the killings at the Boston Massacre to influence public opinion or what is known as
What is propaganda
Angry colonists, specifically, the Sons of Liberty, boarded a British ship with tea onboard and cast it overboard into the harbor. This was known as the
Boston Tea Party
Name the first of five individuals to die during Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks (this is one of the daily doubles for 400 points)
He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence during the 2nd Continental Congress.
Thomas Jefferson
This act was created by the British in an attempt stop smuggling in the 13 colonies
Sugar Act
A straw likeness of someone (.i.e., the King or a tax collector) that is often destroyed by being light on fire to show anger towards the British government
Effigy
The "shot heard around the world" or first shots of the American Revolution, were fired at these 2 locations.
Lexington and Concord
Colonists who could no longer bear to live under British rule any longer were known as
Patriots
This man was a leader in the Sons of Liberty, revived the Committees of Correspondence for colonists to communicate, and encouraged boycotts and protests against the British
Sam Adams
The tax on ALL printed materials in the colonies was called
The Stamp Act.
Men ready to fight on a moments notice were known as
Minutemen
This was signed by 56 men on July the 4th 1776. However, it spoke to the freedoms and rights of all men.
The Declaration of Independence
These allowed any customs agents to search homes and business whenever they wanted.
Writs of Assistance
Name of the philosopher that inspired Thomas Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
This act allowed the British East India Company to bypass colonial tea merchants leading to another round of boycotts against Britain.
The Tea Act
A formal expression of opinion by a governing body
A Resolution
The battle where the colonists turned the Redcoat advance uphill back twice before retreating on the redcoats third attempt because the colonists ran out of ammunition.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
British troops were sent to this town to capture militia supplies and weapons.
Concord
This individual ask that the House of Burgesses pass a resolution supporting the idea that only a colonial legislature could tax citizens in the colonies.
Patrick Henry
This tax was placed on ALL imported goods from Britain, at ports of entry going into the colonies, and increased prices for colonial merchants.
The Townshend Act
What event started the American Revolution? What were the redcoats looking for (name 2 things).
Lexington and Concord; The colonial militias leaders and weapons/arms/ammo/gunpowder
During which Continental Congress was it decided that money for the colonies would be printed, a Continental Army raised, Post Offices set up, and Communication with Native Americans and foreign nations would be established.
The 2nd Continental Congress
The colonists told the King of England they wanted peace but that he had to protect their rights. This appeal to the King was known as the
Olive Branch Petition