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King of Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Who was King Henry III?
A group of colonists harassed a tax collector, and hit a guard who was protecting him with a stick. The guard fired his gun into the crowd, and the other guards started firing too. 6 Colonists died in this event.
What was the Boston Massacre?
This is the harbor where the Tea Party took place.
What was the Boston Harbor?
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War.
A refusal to buy a certain product or from a certain merchant.
What is a boycott?
Group of colonists who planned boycotts and protests against the new laws that were being sent over from Parliament.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
The Sons of Liberty dresses as Mowhawk Indians, climbed aboard 3 ships and dumped the tea into the harbor in an act of rebellion against the Tea Act.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This is where the massacre took place that killed 6 colonists.
This is when an item is scarce and people stock up on it and sell it for a high price.
A lawmaking body of people.
He was trained as a British Soldier. This man was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Eventually he became our first President.
Who was George Washington?
The King's response to the Boston Tea Party was to pass these acts, which enforced Martial Law in Boston, forced colonists to quarter soldiers in their homes, shut down the Boston Harbor, and required the colonists to pay for all of the damaged tea.
What were the Coercive Acts?
This is where the "Shot Heard Around the World" happened.
What was Lexington, CT?
This is when 2 or more countries agree to team up and help each other in war.
What is an alliance?
This act taxed lead, glass, paper, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
Who was Thomas Paine?
This event happened in Lexington, CT. The colonial militia gathered to protect their ammunition from the British Soldiers. When the soldiers showed up somebody fired a shot (nobody knows which side fired), and it turned into a full on battle. This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War/
What was the "Shot Heard Around The World"?
This is where the First and Second Continental Congress took place.
What is Philadelphia?
These are soldiers for hire, for example the Germain Hessians.
This is a tax to all imported goods.
What are tariffs?
He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This group came together again to try and write a letter formally requesting peace. They also decided to create the Continental Army and print colonial money.
This is the river where George Washington crossed in the middle of the night to surprise the British Army with an attack on Christmas Morning.
What was the Delaware River?
Taxed all printed paper products that the colonists used.
What is the Stamp Act?
This is a strict system for tax collections, especially on imported and exported goods.