Part 1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
The war fought over land in the Ohio River Valley between France and Great Britain.
What was the French & Indian War?
The first battles of the American Revolution that occurred before the colonies declared independence.
What are the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A three-word slogan that explained why colonists were so upset by Britain.
What is "taxation without representation"?
To move goods illegally into or out of a country.
What is smuggling?
The Ottawa leader who rebelled against the British
Who is Pontiac?
Someone that thought “my business relies on both Loyalist and Patriot support.”
Who are the Neutralists?
The reason why the Sugar Act was created.
What is to pay for the French and Indian War?
Secret meeting of the Sons of Liberty in Philadelphia to discuss how to respond to British taxes and especially the intolerable Acts
1st Continental Congress
It was an event where British soldiers fired into an angry mob in Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
A boundary line which forbade all colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
To refuse to buy or use a product or service as a form of protest.
What is boycott?
This person wrote that America was too big of a continent to be perpetually governed by an island.
Who is Thomas Paine?
The act that allowed British soldiers to be tried in Great Britain.
What is the Administration of Justice Act?
Colonists who were ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Who are the minutemen?
Colonists who believed that “There should be no taxation without representation!”
Who are the Patriots?
He was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
A series of laws passed by the British. They were meant to punish colonists for throwing tea into Boston Harbor.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This act did not add more taxes to the American colonies.
What is the Tea Act?
The place where the "shot heard around the world" was fired.
Where is Lexington?
One way the Daughters of Liberty protested against the British.
What is making their own goods?
A secret organization formed to fight for the rights of the colonies, especially after the Stamp Act. They tarred and feathered tax collectors.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Natives, boarded ships, and dumped chests of tea into the water.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This meeting in Philadelphia in which George Washington was named commander-in-chief.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
The reason why the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress was written.
What is a list of complaints against the Intolerable Acts & King George III?