British Laws
this was a tax on any legal document... or even a deck of cards
The Stamp Act
This was the meeting place of both Congresses. A major city in early America
Philadelphia
Natural Rights
Life, liberty, property
This group helped boycott the British buy spinning linen and making clothes
Daughters of Liberty
the reason why the British turned their attention back to the colonies
they were in debt and needed money
This law allowed British troops to be housed and fed at the expense of the colonists
Quartering Act
Which group of people called for a committee of colonial leaders from each colony to meet?
Committees of Correspondence
Representative government
having elected representatives make decisions on your behalf
This group burned straw effigies that were made to look like British officials
Sons of Liberty
This event was when British troops opened fire on a group of colonial protestors
Boston Massacre
Through writs of assistance, British ships could search colonial ships for smuggled goods under this law
Sugar Act
the document that was drafted by the second continental congress
The Declaration of Independence
Rule of law
like a higher law or social contract - everyone must follow all of the laws, no matter how much power they have
This group was responsible for the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
Charter
This law allowed British parliament to make laws for the colonists in "all situations whatsoever"
Declaratory Act
The purpose of the 2nd Continental Congress
Deciding whether or not to go to war OR creating a Continental Army
Checks and balances
each branch can check the power of others to keep balance within our government
the method of spreading news about the unfair treatment
written communication like letters and newspapers
the rallying cry of the colonists against the British
No taxation without representation
This law's goal was to stop tension between the colonists and the native americans, saving the british money
Proclamation of 1763
the goal of the 1st Continental Congress
Determining the best course of action to take against the British
Separation of Powers
creating multiple branches of government each with their own goal
The goal of committees of correspondence
to make each colony aware of the unfair treatment by the british
Explain the view of representative government from the side of the British
Parliament did not represent the interests of groups of people, but rather the country as a whole