Vocab
Person who settles in a new land.
a Colonist
Commander of Continental Army.
George Washington
This war caused debt for King George and he wanted the colonists to pay him back for.
The French and Indian War
Tax on sugar, wine, molasses, coffee.
The Sugar Act
Vocab: A representative sent to a meeting.
Delegate
Power comes from the people; no king, people elect leaders
Republicanism
King of Britain during the Revolution. Wanted colonists to pay taxes for war debt.
King George III
Event where British soldiers fired into a crowd after colonists were harassing them.(1770)
The Boston Massacre
Tax placed on paper, newspapers, legal docs.
The Stamp Act
Vocab:Civilian army of regular people (ex: Minutemen).
Militia
Britain’s highest law-making group/government
Parliament
a secret organization that fought British taxation and promoted colonists' rights.
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty dressed up as mohawk Indians and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor as protest.(1773)
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists could only use the British East India Tea company for tea sales.
The Tea Act
colonists who stayed loyal to Britain and the king
Loyalists
Taxes on imported goods.
Tariff
Notified the other colonies that the British landed in Lexington and Concord.
Paul Revere
The 1st battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
Required colonists to house and provide food & housing to British soldiers
The Quartering Act
colonists who wanted independence and freedom for the colonies
Patriots
A complaint (often unfair treatment).
Grievance
One of the main authors of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Harsh laws Britain passed in 1774 to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
Taxes on imported goods such as glass, lead, paint, paper, ect.
The Townshend Act
The Treaty of Paris