Acts and Proclamations
A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the Declaration of IndependenceEthan AllenCaptured Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point, securing a store of gunpowder and artillery for the siege of Boston7/19
Who is Samuel Adams?
A British citizen who wrote common sense
Who is Thomas Paine?
The act of illegally importing or exporting goods The colonists smuggled A LOT of goods so the British imposed the sugar in an effort to try to get them to stop.
What is smuggling?
in 1774, meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia (Georgia did not attend)
What was the 1st Continental Congress?
1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc
What is the Stamp act?
Captured Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point, securing a store of gunpowder and artillery for the siege of Boston
Who is Ethan Allen?
published on January 1, 1776, to encourage the colonies to seek independence. It spoke out against the unfair treatment of the colonies by the British government and was instrumental in turning public opinion in favor of the Revolution. It urged spearation from the british.
What is common sense?
They thought it would break out in In the new england colonies
What is where fighting first broke out?
1)Sent the "Olive Branch Petition" 2)Created a continental army with George Washington as the leader. 3)Agreed to write a formal letter declaring their independence from England.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress?
This series of laws were very harsh laws that intended to make Massachusetts pay for its resistance. It also closed down the Boston Harbor until the Massachusetts colonists paid for the ruined tea. Also forced Bostonians to shelter soldiers in their own homes.
What is the Coercive Acts?
Black and Native American who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre
Who is C. Attucks?
King George III retaliated with more laws to punish the colonists. Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. They banned town meetings, closed Boston Harbor, and forced colonists to let British soldiers live with them. Colonists called these laws the Intolerable Act
What is Parliament's reaction to the British Tea Party?
A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor. Coloists boradered EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY ships full of tea and dumped them in the harbor; at night
What is the boston Tea party?
Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies - undermining colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party
What is the Tea Act
He said "I guess King George will be able to see that" 1st signed of the declaration of independence
Who is J. Hancock?
George was the commander of an Army, He was elected. Washington's troops forced the British out of Boston in March 1776. The British retreated to Canada.
What is George Washington's Army?
17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?