What Does That Mean?
A patriot
What is a colonist that opposed the British rule.
What is a tariff?
When was the Declaration of Independence officially declared?
July 4, 1776
What pamphlet lead to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine's Common Sense.
Who was the general of the Continental Army?
George Washington
A boycott
What is a form of protest where protesters refuse to buy certain goods and services.
Paper, Newspapers, Almanacs, Playing Cards, Pamphlets, Legal Documents.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Tea Party is the event where the Sons of Liberty snuck onto a British ship carrying tea from the British East India Company and proceeded to dump all the tea into the ocean as a form of protest.
Why did Britain first tax the colonies?
Britain was in debt from fighting in the French and Indian War.
What was the rallying cry of the protesting colonists?
"No taxation without representation!"
What is a militia?
Volunteer army made of local colonists or citizens.
What are customs?
Tax collections
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The Treaty of Paris is the peace treaty that was negotiated and signed by both the new United States and Britain.
What caused the Intolerable Acts?
These acts were Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party.
What was the name of the king of England during this time?
King George III
Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
Colonists that supported the patriot causes. They organized different protests against British rule.
Name 3 acts that Britain put into place.
Stamp Act, Tea Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Acts, Coercive Acts.
What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?
What caused the Boston Tea Party?
The passing of the Tea Act.
Why are the Coercive Acts also called the Intolerable Acts?
Patriots believed the Coercive Acts to be unbearable, and so they nicknamed them the Intolerable Acts.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
-Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence
All people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are 3 things that the Townshend Acts taxed?
Lead, Tea, Glass, Paper, Paint.
Name 2 things that the Coercive/Intolerable Acts did?
Shut down Boston Harbor, Quartering Act, Martial Law, taxes for the destroyed tea, British military couldn't be tried in a colonial jury.
What caused the Boston Massacre?
Tensions were high because colonists were angry that there were British warships occupying Boston Harbor. When there was a crowd of angry colonists and British soldiers, one soldier got hit with a stick and so they fired their gun into the crowd.
What was the French and Indian War?
A war fought by the British, French, some colonists, and Native Americans. While they each had their own reasons for fighting, it was ultimately over land (the Europeans to take land and expand and the Native American's to keep their land).