Road to Revolution
This document, issued by King George III after the French and Indian War, told colonists they could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
THe Proclamation of 1763
This act placed a tax on printed materials like newspapers and playing cards.
The Stamp Act
This famous phrase expressed the colonists' belief that they should not be taxed without representation in Parliament.
"No taxation without representation!"
These two towns in Massachusetts were the locations of the first battles of the Revolutionary War.
Lexington and Concord
This king of England during the Revolutionary War believed the colonists should obey British laws.
King George III
The colonists felt this was unfair because they had helped the British fight for the land during the French and Indian War.
Being told they couldn't settle the land west of the Appalachians after the French and Indian War.
This act required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
The Quartering Act
Colonists felt they were not fairly represented in this British law-making body.
Parliament
British soldiers were marching to Concord to seize these that the colonists had been stockpiling.
Weapons and ammunition
This group of colonists supported remaining under British rule.
Loyalists
This economic system was practiced by Great Britain, where colonies existed to benefit the mother country by providing raw materials and buying British goods.
Mercantilism
hese acts placed taxes on goods like glass, lead, paper, and tea.
The Townsend Act
Groups like the Sons of Liberty used this to spread their ideas and encourage resistance against British rule.
Propaganda
his person is famous for his "midnight ride" to warn the colonists that the British were coming.
Paul Revere
This group of colonists supported independence from Great Britain.
Patriots
Colonists began to use this method of refusing to buy British goods as a form of protest.
Boycotting
Parliament eventually repealed most of the taxes from the Townshend Acts, but kept the tax on this popular beverage.
Tea
This secret society was formed to protest British policies and often used intimidation tactics.
THe Sons of Liberty
The colonists who were ready to fight at a moment's notice were known by this name.
Minutemen
This lawyer defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, believing everyone deserved a fair trial.
John Adams
This event, where a group of colonists dressed as Native Americans dumped tea into Boston Harbor, was a major act of protest against British policies.
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists argued that these governing bodies had the right to tax them, not the British Parliament.
Colonial Assemblies
This event, where British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists in Boston, further fueled the colonists' anger towards British rule.
THe Boston Massacre
The famous "shot heard 'round the world" that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War was fired in this town.
Lexington
This important gathering of colonial leaders discussed how to respond to the Intolerable Acts.
The First Continental Congress