Vocabulary
unjust rule by an absolute ruler
Tyranny
Helped to revise and change some of the wording of the Declaration of Independence, delegate from Pennsylvania
John Adams
First battle, but nobody knows who fired the first shot
Lexington
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”
Statement of Rights
Lawyer who defended the British soldiers in court after Boston Massacre
John Adams
a form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services
Boycott
Wrote “Common Sense” and helped unite colonists in their quest for independence
Thomas Paine
Victory for the Colonists, without ever having to fire a shot
Fort Ticonderoga
“For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:”
List of Grievances
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
the British laws passed to punish the people of Boston after the Boston Tea Party; also called the Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
Refused to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Dickinson
Place where British marched to steal supplies, but eventually were shot at, attacked and chased back to Boston
Concord
“We mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor”
Declarative Statement
a law requiring colonists to stay east of a line drawn on a map along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
the British law stating that only the East India Company was allowed to sell tea to the American colonies
Tea Act
Was the first, and largest, signature on the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and dumped British product in the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
“that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Statement of Rights
“a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”
Preamble
a legal document giving authorities the right to enter and search a home or business
Writs of Assistance
King of England during increasing tensions and revolution
King George lll
July 4, 1776 is the day the Continental Congress adopted this
Declaration of Independence
“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another”
Preamble
Very bloody battle, despite 1,000 British soldier killed or wounded, British eventually won
Battle of Bunker Hill