Revolution

Revolution

100

Patriot

Person who supports their country and is willing to defend it against enemies or detractors

200

Loyalist

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause

300

Militia

A military force that engages in rebel or terrorist activities, typically in opposition to a regular army

400

Boycott

Withdraw from commercial or social relations with a (country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest

500

Repeal

Revoke or annul (a law or congressional act)

Acts

100

Act

Take action; do something

200

Quartering Act

name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations and housing. It also required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area

300

Stamp Act

passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed

400

Townshend Acts

A series of measures introduced into the English Parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend in 1767, imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies.

500

Tea Act

The Catalyst of the Boston Tea Party. Passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies

Politics

100

Charles Townshend

British politician. He was born at his family's seat of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, the second son of Charles Townshend

200

King George III

King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death

300

Lord North

2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782

400

Parliament

in modern politics and history, a legislative, elected body of government. Generally, has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries

500

Tyranny

cruel and oppressive government or rule

Changes

100

Sam Adams

American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States

200

John Adams

American patriot who served as the second President of the United States and the first Vice President

300

Crispus Attucks

African-American stevedore and sailor, thought to be the first person killed in the Boston massacre

400

Patrick Henry

American attorney, planter, and orator well known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

500

First Continental Congress

a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania early in the American Revolution

The End

100

Boston Massacre

known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under attack by a mob.