Vocab 1
A complaint.
To refuse to buy goods or services.
To use warships to block other ships from entering/leaving a harbor.
Blockade
The first person to officially sign the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
What happened on July 4, 1776, that makes it such an important date in American history?
a. The colonists won the American Revolution.
b. The 13 colonies formed their first united government.
c. Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
d. The colonists formed the first Committee of Correspondence.
c. Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence.
How did many colonists protest the taxes placed on British goods?
a. they left the colonies
b. fought the British soldiers.
c. they refused to buy British goods
d. refused to make British goods
c. they refused to buy British goods
T or F People spoke out against the Stamp Act by saying “no taxation without representation.”
True
Introduction; First part.
Preamble
Members of Massachusetts militia who were ready at a moments notice.
Minutemen
To have someone speak or act for you.
Representation
African American sailor; believed to be the first person killed in the colonists’ fight for freedom.
Crispus Attucks
Delegate from Massachusetts; became the 2nd president of the U.S. Also wanted to celebrate Independence Day annually.
John Adams
What is known as an ancient symbol for peace?
a. handshake
b. olive branch
c. salute
d. wave a white flag
b. olive branch
The event that took place on December 16, 1773 where colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor was called the ___________________.
a. Battle of Boston Harbor
b. Boston Tea Party
c. Boycott of 1773
d. American Revolution
b. Boston Tea Party
Colonial leaders met in Philadelphia in 1774, and since it was the first ever meeting of its kind in North America, it became known as the _____________________________.
a. First Congressional Meeting
b. First Meeting of Philadelphia
c. First Meeting of North America
d. First Continental Congress
d. First Continental Congress
A signed request made to an official person or group.
Petition
The person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation.
Commander-in-Chief
To cancel or undo a law.
Repeal
Wrote Common Sense; argued that the colonists should claim independence.
Thomas Paine
Painted the Boston Massacre; warned colonists the British were coming.
Paul Revere
How did the Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
a. spread information quickly
b. voted to declare independence
c. housed British soldiers
d. they stole British goods
a. spread information quickly
What was one major reason for fighting of the French and Indian War?
a. France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.
b. American colonists wanted independence from Britain.
c. Native Americans did not like French people settling on Western lands.
d. The British government passed new tax laws in the colony.
a. France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America.
Commander in chief of Continental Army; 1st president of U.S.
George Washington
The lawmaking branch of the British government.
Parliament
To work against, or object a certain policy.
Protest
Complete change or overthrow of government.
Revolution
Delegate from Virginia; said the 13 colonies no longer owed loyalty to the king of Great Britain.
Richard Henry Lee
The head of the Second Continental Congress; helped write the Articles of Confederation.
John Dickinson
To supply the Continental Army, Congress began printing its own paper money known as ___.
a. Continental currency
b. cash money
c. Continental coins
d. Continental money
a. Continental currency
Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?
a. They marked the end of the French and Indian War
b. They forced Parliament to repeal all new tax laws.
c. They were the first battles led by George Washington.
d. They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
d. They marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
The head of Britain during the American Revolution.
King George III
A formal meeting of government representatives.
Congress
A formal agreement among groups or individuals.
Alliance
Working against one’s own government.
Treason
Protested tax laws in Parliament; created the Albany Plan.
Ben Franklin
Setup the Committee of Correspondence in Boston.
Sam Adams
The Proclamation of 1763 said that ________________.
a. all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans.
b. all lands west of the Rocky Mountains belonged to the colonists.
c. all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to Great Britain.
d. all lands east of the Rocky Mountains belonged to the Native Americans.
a. all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains belonged to the Native Americans.
What was the first plan of government for the United States called?
a. Albany Plan
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Olive Branch Petition
d. Articles of Confederation
d. Articles of Confederation
T or F Although the British had more soldiers killed during the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill, they still managed to win each of the battles.
True