Tensions With Britain (Part 1)
This country taxed the American colonies to pay off debt from the French and Indian War.
What is Britain?
This city was the location where colonists dumped tea into the harbor during a famous protest.
What is Boston?
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain were called this.
Who were Patriots?
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This phrase means fighting against authority or government.
What is rebellion?
This 1765 law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This secret group of colonists organized protests against British laws.
What are the Sons of Liberty?
This battle was the first fight of the American Revolution where the first shots were fired.
What is the Battle of Lexington?
These rights, like life and liberty, cannot be taken away.
What are unalienable rights?
This colonist became the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
Colonists protested taxes by saying, "No ______ without representation."
What is "Taxation"?
This event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These militia members were ready to fight quickly at a moment’s notice.
Who were the Minutemen?
Complaints against the king were called these in the Declaration.
What are grievances?
This meeting of colonial representatives was formed to organize resistance against British policies and later governed the colonies during the Revolution.
What is the Continental Congress?
Colonists showed disapproval of British taxes by refusing to buy goods, known as this form of protest.
What is a boycott?
Britain passed these harsh laws after the Boston Tea Party to punish the colonists.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called this.
Who were Loyalists?
Colonists needed this to defend themselves and fight for independence.
What is an army?
This word means showing disapproval or objection, often through actions like protests or demonstrations.
What is protest?
This act required colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers stationed in America.
What is the Quartering Act?
This governing body in Britain passed the laws and taxes that angered the American colonists.
What is Parliament?
This phrase refers to the first gunfire that started the American Revolution.
What is the "Shot Heard 'Round the World"?
This fort was captured early by the colonists and was important for weapons.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
This document declared the colonies’ freedom from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?