People
Appointed the head of the Colonial Army.
George Washington
On March 5, a crowd of angry colonists threw sticks, stones, and snowballs at British guards stationed near a customs house
The soldiers reacted by firing into the crowd killing 5 colonists and wounding 6
What is the Boston Massacre
Placed a tax on tea
Colonists were only allowed to buy tea from the British East India Company
Placed a tax on all printed materials
Stamp Act
Boston patriots dressed up as Native Americans boarded ships and dumped 342 chests of tea (worth about $1 million today) into the Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party
In his speech in front of the Virginia Convention he said the famous words "Give me liberty or give me death".
Who is Patrick Henry
This War took place between 1754 and 1763. After the treaty was signed the Britain now controlled the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the French and Indian War.
Sugar Act... What did it do?
Placed a tax on foreign (non-British) sugar and certain luxuries
Placed a tax on imported tea, glass, and paper
Suspended the New York Assembly for refusing to follow the Quartering Act
Gave custom officials a general license or writ of assistance to search private homes and businesses for smuggled goods
TOWNSHEND ACTS:
A 5 man committee made up of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman were appointed to write this document.
The Declaration of Independence
Secrete societies created in response to the stamp act. They helped organize boycotts against the British.
Who were the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty.
War that took place from 1763-1766. This war started after the French and Indian War ended. The tribal leader was unhappy with the terms of the treaty, giving the land west of the Appellations to Britain.
Pontiac's War
This Act said that all colonist had to transport goods using British ships. The colonists also could only buy and sell goods to Britain.
What was the Navigation Act
QUARTERING ACT...What did this say?
Colonists had to provide shelter and food for the British soldiers
was a period of time in the early 1700s when Great Britain purposefully neglected the colonies because it did not have the money or the soldiers to enforce the Navigation Acts
SALUTARY NEGLECT
Who created the cartoon Join or Die. A cartoon created to try to encourage the colonies to work together in the fight.
Ben Franklin
It was the first gathering of elected representatives from the colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation
Stamp Act Congress
DECLARATORY ACT... What is it?
Reminded the colonists that Great Britain made the laws
Closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for
Gave more power to the royal governor
Royal officials accused of crimes would be tried in England instead of the colonies
Expanded the Quartering Act to force colonists to house British soldiers in private homes
INTOLERABLE ACTS
The battle was a British victory BUT the battle proved that the inexperienced Colonial militia could stand up to the British soldiers
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This person wrote the common sense letters. These letters were written to help the colonist who were undecided or Loyalists see the reasons why the colonies needed freedom from Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine
Rhode Island colonists burned the British patrol ship. What was the name of that ship?
Gaspee
THE GREAT AWAKENING.... What was this?
a period of religious revival. Religion became more individualized.
If ordinary people could figure out how to worship God, couldn’t they figure out how to govern themselves as well?
THE ENLIGHTENMENT: What is it?
intellectual movement during the 1600s-1700s that emphasized reason and individualism
This group did the following:
Managed the war effort
Appointed diplomats
Issued the Olive Branch Petition and the Declaration of Independence
2ND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS