Vocabulary
Relating to goods and services being produced, sold, and bought
What is economic
An Act that taxes newspapers, licences, colonial paper products, (almost all paper good)
What is stamp act
He was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army During the American Revolution.
Who was George Washington
NO POWER TO TAX
The last major battle in the American Revolution
What is Yorktown?
Rights that should not be taken away from citizens
What is Unalienable Rights?
An act that provide shelter/food for British soldiers in the colonies
What is the quartering act
The Declaration Of Independence was written to me
Who is George King III
No national currency
counterfeit money and inflation
The turning point of the war
What is Battle of saratoga
When trade of the colonies is controlled in order to benefit the "Mother country"
What is mercantilism
reduced the tax on sugar, but because of this, the tax was enforced more strictly.
what is sugar act
I wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
What are the weaknesses
weak central government, no power to tax, no common currency$, no national army, no power to enforce laws or regulate trade
The official end to the war
What is Treaty of Paris
To take away, interfere with, or ignore in a unfair or illegal way
What is violate
Closed down Boston harbor because the colonists refused to tolerate them.
what is intolerable acts
I spied on British soldiers but took that information to the Continental army.
Who is James Armistead
What are the structures
George Washington soldiers died from disease, lack of food, or freezing temperatures.
What is winter at valley forge
To cause ( something, such as a tax, fine, rule, or punishment) to affect someone or something by using your authority.
What is impose
Initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
what is Townshend act
I published Poems and plays that attacked royal authority in massachusetts
Who is Mercy Otis Warren
What are the powers
Can declare war, negotiate treaties, print money, create a postal system, direct foreign affairs
The first war of the American revolution
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord