Vocab
A type of government controlled trade.
Mercantilism
Who was the King of Britain during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
Why did Parliament pass the Sugar Act and the Proclamation Line of 1763?
They needed money to pay off their debt from the French and Indian War.
This act required colonists to put a stamp on all legal documents, paper products, and playing cards.
The Stamp Act
Double Points!! How many pounds of tea were thrown in the Boston Harbor?
Over 92,000 pounds.
(340 chests)
The name for the British government.
Parliament
Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
What made it illegal for colonists to move West of the Appalachian Mountains?
The Proclamation Line of 1763
This act required colonists to house, feed, and provide transportation to British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
According to witnesses, who threw snowballs and clubs starting the Boston Massacre?
The colonists.
People who believed the 13 colonies should stay under British rule.
(Hint: Loyal to the crown)
Loyalists
A group that met in secret to protest British taxation.
(Hint: "No taxation without representation")
Sons of Liberty
What did the colonists call the Coercive acts?
The Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Massacre, Parliament repealed all taxes except one. Which one?
The Tea Act
What are the writs of assistance?
Search warrants that allowed British troops to search homes for smuggled goods.
People who believed the 13 colonies should separate from British rule.
Patriots
Who was considered the first person to die in the Revolutionary War?
(Hint: During the Boston Massacre)
Crispus Attucks
What does repeal mean?
To take away or get rid of.
To refuse to buy a product.
A nonviolent form of protest.
Boycott
The battles of ________ & _________ encouraged colonists to believe they could fight back against the British soldiers.
Lexington & Concord
A law made by the government.
Act
The government of the 13 Colonies during the Revolutionary War.
(Hint: A group of delegates from each of the colonies)
The Continental Congress
Who benefits from mercantilism?
The government.
This act stated the King/British Parliament had the right to tax the colonists.
The Declaratory Act
Which colony did not join the first meeting of The Continental Congress?
Georgia