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People
Tax Acts
Congress/Battles
100
An army post
What is a fort
100
This said that the colonists could not settle on Native American land. This made the colonist mad since they couldn't even live on the land that they had won.
What is the Proclamation of 1763.
100
Patriots who supported the colonies rights.
Who were the Sons of Liberty.
100
This charged a tax of three cents per gallon of molasses.
What is the Sugar Act.
100
At this meeting they agreed that all meetings would take place behind closed doors. Each member would be limited to how much they could talk on a subject. Each colony would have one vote, no matter its size. No one wold talk to the newspaper about the meeting.
What is the First Continental Congress?
200
A member of an army
What is a soldier
200
Unable to be put up with
What is intolerable
200
He was chosen by the 2nd Continental Congress to lead the army.
Who is George Washington
200
Every printed paper had to be stamped with a British seal.
What is the Stamp Act
200
In this the colonists wrote that the King was a tyrant, the King had taxed the colonies without permission, and that the King had started a war against the colonies.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
to take
What is to claim
300
to take away or take back
What is to repeal
300
They helped the loyalists by protecting them in Canada and paid them back for what they had lost. (Country)
Who is England
300
Colonists had to provide shelter, food, and supplies for soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act
300
This started in Philadelphia, but had to move place to place to avoid the British Army. The Congress lasted for 7 years and completed many tasks including: Running the war, raising money for the war, rounding up allies, and writing the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
400
An agreement for peace
What is a treaty
400
This said that the United States was a free and independent country.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
400
I warned the colonists that "The British are coming!!"
Who is Paul Revere?
400
Colonists had to pay a tax on lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
400
This was the start of the Revolutionary War and no one knows who is responsible for it.
What is the shot heard round the world?
500
A representative for a colony
What is a delegat
500
This was the last major battle in the Revolutionary War.
What is Yorktown?
500
We won the battle of Concord.
Who are the patriots or colonists.
500
Why did England want the colonists to pay taxes?
They needed money to pay for the French and Indian War and for more troops in the colonies.
500
Here the Continental Army faced many hardships. They did not have enough food, they did not have proper clothing, and 2,000 deserted the army. They asked the Continental Congress for help, but no one came to help.
What is Valley Forge?
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