Governments & Rights
What is government?
A system that organizes and leads a country.
What does "taxation without representation" mean?
Being taxed without having representatives (a voice/say) in government/laws.
Who warned the colonists that the "British were coming"?
Paul Revere
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists disguised as Native Americans to board British ships and dump 300+ chests of tea into the harbor.
What did Paul Rever do?
Warned colonists the British were coming. Without him the colonists wouldn't have been prepared to defend themselves in time.
What is a monarchy?
A government where a single person (the monarch) serves as the head of the state.
What act/law put a tax on paper goods/products?
The Stamp Act (1765)
Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
General George Washington.
What was the Stamp Act?
Britain passed a law that stated colonists had to pay for a special stamp on many paper items.
What were the first battles of the War?
Lexington and Concord
What is the name of the King of Britian at the time of all of this?
King George III
What does boycott mean?
Refusing to buy goods or support specific buisnesses.
Who wrote poems about freedom and leadership during the Revolution?
Phillis Wheatly
What was the First Continental Congress?
Representatives from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia where they discussed the unfair taxes and british control.
He led the Continental Army during the War.
What right did colonists believe they had? OR what were the colonists protesting so that they could have ____________ ?
Representation or rights, to have a voice in the laws that were made.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A protest group that fought against British taxes, they were major parts of the Boston Tea Party.
Who helped organize protests in Boston? (hint: The leader of the Sons of Liberty)
Samuel Adams
What were the actions taken by the colonial leaders in the First Continental Congress?
1. Boycott British goods
2. Wrote a letter to King George III expressing the conditions they wished met (Articles of Association)
3. Decided to remain loyal to Britain
What happened at Lexington and Concord that caused the war to begin?
British soldiers marched to take weapons, and colonists fought back. These became the first battles of the American Revolution.
What does having "representation" mean?
The colonists having a say in government/ people speaking on your behalf keeping your interests in mind.
Why were colonists angre/agianst the tax laws Britian were imposing on them?
Because they were unfair and the colonists had no representation in the British government anymore.
Who spoke out against the Stamp Act? (hint: a Virginian lawmaker)
Patrick Henry
What was the signifiance of the First Continental Congress? Why was it important?
First time ever the colonists met together to discuss a matter they all agreed upon. It united the colonies and showed cooperation.
What was the Second Continental Congress and what did it do?
Leaders met for the seond time in Philadelphia to better manage the Revolutionary War after the first battles. They organized a Continental Army and choose a leader to lead the army.