Acts, Taxes and Laws
This act required all legal documents, permits, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards in the American colonies to carry a tax stamp. Many were upset at this tax because paper goods were so common.
What was the Stamp Act?
This important military commander led the Continental army across the Delaware River to attack British troops by Surprise.
Who was George Washington?
This is the kind of warfare the colonists often engaged in, which is different than traditional warfare and seeks to wear down the opponent over time instead of winning specific battles.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, outlined the grievances the Colonists had against the British.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
This is the form of government in which citizens vote directly on laws.
What is direct democracy?
These acts placed taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea, which were goods that could not be produced in the Colonies and which the Colonies had to import from England.
What were the Townshend Acts?
This man was responsible for convincing the French to ally with the Colonists during the revolutionary war.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This is where the Continental army camped over a difficult winter, where over 2,000 men died of starvation and illness.
Where was Valley Forge?
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, advocated for independence from the British government.
What was Common Sense?
This is the form of government in which citizens vote on representatives who in turn vote on laws.
What is representative democracy?
This law passed by the British Parliament in 1773 to help the British East India Company and to tax tea in the American colonies
What was the Tea Act?
He gave a speech declaring "give me liberty or give me death" at the first Continental Congress.
Who was Patrick Henry?
This costly war motivated the British to raise taxes in the Colonies.
What was the French and Indian War?
This is the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This is a form of government in which one person has absolute control.
What is a dictatorship?
These acts were passed by the British government as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Who was Samuel Adams?
This incident led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops. Caused many Colonists to side with the Patriots and led to great anger at the British.
What was the Boston Massacre?
This was the first form of government the colonist attempted, but did not have enough centralized power.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
This is the form of government in which a king or queen rules.
What is a monarchy?
This law forbid colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. This angered many because the land there was open, cheap, and good for farming.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
This Minuteman is famous for alerting the Colonists that the British were coming in his "midnight ride."
Who was Paul Revere?
This is where the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War.
Where was Lexington and Concord?
This rebellion occurred because of the debt crisis after the Revolutionary War and demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
This is the form of government based on religion.
What is a theocracy?