People
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
Put these in order from first to last!!!
Boston tea party
parliament passed the stamp act
Colonists were killed at the Boston Massacre
parliament passed the stamp act, Colonists killed at boston massacre, then Boston Tea Party
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
Boston Massacre
What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet common sense do to the neutralists?
Changed them to patriots
True or False: Taxes are NOT important and we do not need them?
False: Taxes are necessary because it costs a lot of money to run a country.
The commander-in-chief of the continental army:
Who was George Washington
The idea that the King was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
No Taxation Without Representation
What was the first battle that led to the war between Britain and the colonies. (SHOT HEARD ROUND' THE WORLD!)
Lexington and Concord
What was the declaration of independence technically?
A break up letter
We needed Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" to change WHO to patriots?
Neutralists
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the Regulars coming to Lexington and Concord.
Paul Revere
Why was the Battle of Blue Licks important?
It was the final battle of the A.R. in KENTUCKY!
The French and Indian War was fought between the _______________ in ________________
British and French
What was the proclamation of 1763?
a line that kept the colonists from going West
Who won the American revolution and on what date did they win?
We DID! July 4, 1776
Who had the advantage in the A.R.?
The American's because they were familiar with the land
List four items you know for a fact was taxed by king george!
paper, tea, sugar, ink, glass, stamps, etc.
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
How did economics influence independence?
Because of mercantilism and taxes, Patriots argued that colonists would make more money if they were independent.
By separating from Great Britain, all taxes went away forever, increasing colonists’ wealth.
Because of mercantilism and taxes, Patriots argued that colonists would make more money if they were independent.
Why did colonists gather weapons after the First Continental Congress?
The colonists had declared war against Great Britain.
They were prepared to fight if Britain refused to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
They were prepared to fight if Britain refused to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
Who taxed the colonists because they were in debt due to the French and Indian war?
King George the 3rd
What was shay's rebellion and what did it do?
A rebellion formed by Daniel Shay because farmer's were being taxed and their land was being taken away from them because they couldn't pay their property taxes.
Final Battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
Who Shot First in your opinion and why?
The following version came from the personal diary of a young British Solder:
We still continued advancing, keeping prepared against an attack though without intending to attack them; but on our coming near them, they fired one or two shots, upon which our Men without any orders, rushed in upon them, fired and put ‘em to flight; several of them were killed, we could not tell how many, because they got behind Walls and into the Woods;
The colonists because it said they fired their shot first
How do these words suggest a change over time in the colonists’ view of themselves?
Each colony used to think of itself as its own area, but now they are united.
The colonists all lived in separate countries that joined together against the British.
Each colony used to think of itself as its own area, but now they are united.