Acts
This Act disrupted the American tea trade and lead the Americans to retaliate by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Tea Act
This conflict began as a simple snowball fight, but ended in gunshots and 5 people dead.
The Boston Massacre
South Carolina commander known as the "Swamp Fox"
Marion
Who wrote "The rights of the colonists"
Samuel Adams
True or False
The battle of Yorktown occurred after the French and Indian war.
True
These Acts enforced by Britain, required colonists to only sell to the British, even if they could get a better price for their raw materials elsewhere.
The Navigation Acts
This conflict between Britain and France accumulated a great debt for the British which led to many of the taxes and legislation that rallied the Americans to revolt.
French and Indian War
Massachusetts town where second battle happened.
Concord
Who was the author of the "Boston Massacre Oration"
John Hancock
How many years was the Revolutionary War?
8 years
This Act was meant to raise money for "protecting and securing the colonies".
The Sugar Act
This conflict marked the first shots fired during the Revolutionary War.
The battle of Lexington and Concord
Patriot who said "Give me liberty or give me death"
Henry
Where did Patrick Henry deliver his speech on the rights of the colonies?
Before the Virginia Assembly in Richmond, Virginia
Was the Declaration of Independence was signed before or after the battle of Yorktown?
Before
This act required all legal documents, permits, and other paper products to be taxed by the British.
The Stamp Act
After the success of this conflict, other countries, such as France, formed alliances with the Americans during the Revolutionary War.
The Battle of Saratoga
Commander of the Continental Army
Washington
Name a right that colonists believed they were guaranteed as citizens.
Life
Liberty
Property
The right to support and defend themselves
Which came first the French and Indian war or the Proclamation of 1763?
The French and Indian War
This Act was a series of laws passed by the British, one of which forced Americans to house and feed British soldiers. These laws were a direct response to the actions of the Americans at the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
This was the final military effort of the British.
British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
Cornwallis
Fill in the blank:
"Taxation without ___________________"
Representation
Put these three events in order:
The Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre
The Tea Act
The Boston Tea party