"Acting" Up
This act put a tax on newspapers and legal documents
Stamp Act
The act of being free
Liberty
The colonists threw hundreds of boxes of tea in the ocean during this event
The Boston Tea Party
He became the commander in chief of the American armies during the Revolution, as well as the first President after the war
George Washington
This required colonists to house and feed British soliders
Quartering Act
An extra cost added to something being imported to a country, such as sugar or tea
Tax
Smuggling
This person wrote the book "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
This act allowed British companies to sell a popular drink at much cheaper prices than their colonial competitors.
Tea Act
Refusing to buy a product
Boycott
Rioting and protesting against tax officials led to this event where several people were killed.
The Boston Massacre
This person wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This act made the statement that Parliament had the right to make laws and decisions that the colonists were required to follow no matter what!
Declaratory Act
To cancel a law
Repeal
This person drew the "Join or Die" cartoon, a snake broken into segments, with each segment being one of the colonies
Benjamin Franklin
When a large number of people sign a letter and send it to a king or government in the hopes of making a change, what is that called?
A petition
These acts placed a tax on tea, glass, and paper, as well as giving British officials permission to search private homes and businesses for smuggled goods
The Townshend Acts
An economic theory that a nation’s strength came from building up its gold supplies and expanding its trade
Mercantilism
This person led a rebellion of Native American tribes against the British after the French and Indian War.
Chief Pontiac
Who created the image depicting the Boston Massacre that we looked at several times during class?
Paul Revere