Vocabulary
Events leading to Declaration
Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress
English policies towards the Colonies
100
This part of the government makes the laws.
What is the Legislature?
100
This conflict happened when the colonists expanded westward and needed the British to help.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
The second part of the Declaration Of Independence talks about this.
What are Natural Rights?
100
The First Continental Congress met to write a letter to the King asking him to...........
What is Respect the colonists' rights as British Citizens?
100
The first item to be taxed by the British in 1764 to help pay for the French and Indian War.
What is the sugar tax?
200
This is a tax on imported goods
What is a duty?
200
The Parliament passed this to collect even more taxes to help pay the war dept. These were put on many paper products.
What is Stamp Act?
200
The complaints in the Declaration of Independence are called this.
What are grievances?
200
The First Continental Congress met here.
What is Philadelphia?
200
This put British soldiers in colonists homes.
What is the Quartering Act?
300
To refuse to purchase certain products
What is a boycott?
300
This act put a new tax on tea, glass, lead, paints and paper but all were repealed except for the tax on tea.
What are the Townshend acts?
300
The last part of the Declaration of Independence is known as this.
What is the Resolution of Independence?
300
The Second Continental Congress met to decide this.
What is work toward peace or split with Great Britian?
300
Imposing taxes without being able to vote.
What is taxation without representation?
400
An official government announcement
What is a Proclamation?
400
These acts were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists after the tea party.
What are the Intolerable acts?
400
The beginning part of the Constitution is called this
What is the Preamble?
400
The first Continental Congress met and decided to ..........
What is boycott British goods?
400
The destroyed tea must be paid for to lift this blockade.
What is Boston Harbor?
500
A person that represents a group of people in a meeting.
What is a Delegate?
500
This was not a tax on tea but required colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company.
What is the Tea Act?
500
The author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
Thomas Paine wrote this to help the colonists understand why it was important to become independent of Britain.
What is Common Sense?
500
This led to increased tension because of the tax placed on many paper products.
What is the Stamp Act?
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