Important Documents
Who done it?
What did they do?
Side Orders
Bag of tricks
100
The colonists expressed their desire for peace in what petition?
The Olive Branch Petition
100
Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys?
Ethan Allen
100
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
100
They united protesters opposed to British rule.
Committees of correspondence
100
What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit colonists from doing?
Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
200
What act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants?
The Tea Act
200
Who recommended George Washington to be commander of the Continental Army?
John Adams
200
Wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
200
Colonists who wanted to fight the British for American independence were called what?
Patriots
200
What Act did the British government use to try to stop smuggling?
Sugar Act
300
Which act stated that Parliament did have the right to tax colonists?
Declaratory Act
300
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
300
His first action in the colonies was to take action against smugglers.
George Grenville
300
Colonists who did not think unfair taxes were a reason to rebel were called what?
Loyalists
300
Who ran the first post office set up by the Second Continental Congress?
Benjamin Franklin
400
What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
Stamp Act
400
Whose letters to her husband asked for increased womens' rights?
Abigail Adams
400
British customs officer presented a writ of assistance in order to do this.
Search colonists house for smuggled goods
400
William Howe was a leader for which side?
The redcoats
400
This Act gave Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies "In all cases whatsoever."
Declaratory Act
500
What document was approved after Congress passed Richard Henry Lee's resolution for independence?
Declaration of Independence
500
Which English philosopher did Thomas Jefferson draw ideas from when writing the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
500
Shouted "The regulars are out!"
Paul Revere
500
William Prescott was a leader for which side?
Patriots
500
The "shot heard 'round the world'" refers to the actions of the minutemen where?
Lexington and Concord
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