British Acts
This Act required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes without compensation.
Quartering Act
This person was the general of the Continental Army.
George Washington
an amount of money, goods, or services that one party owes to another
Debt
Which of these is not one of the 13 colonies?
A - Delaware
B - Ohio
C - Virginia
B - Ohio
This Act taxed all paper documents in the colonies like newspapers and legal documents.
Stamp Act
This person warned the militias in the colonies that "The British Are Coming!"
Paul Revere
an act of voluntarily refusing to buy, use, or deal with a product, service, company, organization, or country as a form of nonviolent protest
Boycott
On July 2nd, 1776 the continental congress approved an official statement to have the colonies permanently separate from Britain. What was this document called?
Declaration of Independence
A British law that cut taxes on foreign molasses in half, but strictly enforced its collection and taxed other items
Sugar Act
This person created many royal decrees that implemented harsh taxes on the colonists (including the Intolerable Acts)
King George III
to secretly and illegally move goods, items, or people
Smuggle
This told colonists that they were not allowed to move West of the Appalachian Mountations to avoid conflict with the Native Americans.
Proclamation of 1763
A British law that allowed the East India Trading Company to sell certain goods to the colonies.
Tea Act
This person defended British soldiers in the trial that took place after the Boston Massacre
John Adams
A group comprised of ordinary citizens rather than trained soldiers to handle local emergencies
Militia
What did the Second Continental Congress agree to create in 1775?
The Continental Army
a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
They staged both peaceful and violent protests against British policies
Sons of Liberty
a cruel, harsh, and unfair form of government or authority in which a single ruler or small group holds absolute power
Tyranny
In 1767, these British Acts placed taxes on numerous imports and materials colonists couldn't make themselves.
The Townshend Acts