Module 4-1
List one Act/tax placed on the colonists
Sugar, Stamp, Tea, Townshend (glass, lead, paper,)
Following the Intolerable Acts, 56 delegates from the colonies meet to discuss how to deal with Britain during THIS event
First Continental Congress
Thomas Paine is best known for his pamphlet called:
Common Sense
This term means to actively refuse to buy/purchase a product
Boycott
Britain started placing taxes on the colonies in order to pay off their debt from THIS War
French and Indian War
This man was the most famous casualty of the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere had his late night ride before these first battles of the American Revolution
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This document argued that all men were created equal, and that people were born with inalienable rights
Declaration of Independence
To remove or reverse ( a law)
Repeal
What did the colonists disguise themselves as during the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans
Britain put the _________ Acts in place to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable/Coercive
The delegates at the Second Continental Congress wrote THIS document as a last attempt to broker peace with Britain (Hint: King George III refused to read it)
Olive Branch Petition
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This term refers to untrained soldiers who would be willing to fight if neccessary
Militias
How many people died at the Boston Massacre?
5
The Tea Act forced colonists to buy tea from THIS company
British East India Company
This man was named Commander of the Continental Army at the Second Continental Congress
George Washington
This battle was a turning point in the Revolutionary War, as it convinced European countries to help America since they now believed America could win the war.
Battle of Saratoga
This term refers to something that cannot be taken away
Inalienable
About how many crates of tea were thrown into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
340(ish)
List TWO of the effects of the Intolerable Acts
1. Boston Harbor Closed until tea is paid for
2. Quartering Act
3. Royal officials committed of crimes tried in Britain
4. Colonial governments ended
List one of the three things that was accomplished at the Second Continental Congress
1. Washington named Commander of the Continental Army
2. Olive Branch Petition is written
3. Continental Army is created
List ONE of the 3 main arguments laid out in the Declaration of Independence
1. all people possess inalienable rights, including the rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
2. King George III had violated the colonists’ rights by taxing them without their consent, passing unfair laws and interfering with colonial governments.
3. The colonists had the right to declare independence because the British government wasn't doing its job
This term refers to a person who believed that the American colonies should separate themselves from Britain
Patriot
This man gave a speech at the First Continental Congress to try and convince the delegates to go to war with Britain
Patrick Henry