British Acts
This act required colonists to house British soldiers.
Quartering Act
Soldiers that were gathered last minute to prepare for battle. They could be ready very quickly.
Minutemen
Named as head of continental army.
George Washington
Congress voted yes to accept this document on July 4, 1776.
Declaration of Independence
Last letter sent to the king by 2nd continental congress asking for fair treatment and PEACE
olive branch petition
This act taxed sugar and molasses.
Sugar Act
Group of colonists that sided with the king. Remained loyal to Britain.
Loyalists
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
French and Indian War caused debt to the British. This resulted in ____________.
Taxes
Group that met to talk about acts and restrictions placed on colonies. Sent a letter to the king and agreed to meet again after a few months
First continental congress
Act passed to raise money after previous war. Taxed paper goods.
Stamp Act
Colonists stopped buying British goods and began to make their own things. This was called
Boycott
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called
Common Sense
Sons of Liberty response to the Tea Act. This included dressing up as a group of Native Americans
BOSTON TEA PARTY
During the Boston Tea Party, colonists disguised themselves as these people.
Native Americans
A set of taxes and restrictions on colonists that were "too much to bear".
Intolerable Acts
The Continental Army was also called the P_____________.
Patriots.
King of Britain
King George III
A non-peaceful protest in Boston. Started with a few rocks thrown. The result was 5 dead colonists.
Boston massacre
This colony did not attend the first continental congress meeting.
Georgia
Act requiring colonists to purchase tea from the East India company.
Tea Act
The colonists sent letters to the king, boycotted British goods, and ___________ as a result of taxes placed on them by British.
Protest
Warned colonists "the British are coming"
Paul Revere
The battles of Lexington and Concord occurred to stop the British from taking ___________.
Weapons
The first battles of the Revolutionary War took place near these villages.
What are Lexington and Concord?