the order following the French and Indian War that restricted the western movement of settlers beyond the Appalachian Mountains
What was the Proclamation of l763?
100
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
100
a Massachusetts patriot who rode to warn the colonists that the British were coming to capture an arsenal in Concord
Who was Paul Revere?
100
Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers.
What is the Boston Massacre?
100
Thomas Jefferson drafted this document that people have “certain inalienable rights”
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
Colonists were dissatisfied with taxation because they had no representation in this British body of government.
What is Parliament?
200
the Commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
200
a prominent member of the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania who helped edit the Declaration of Independence
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
This action took place to protest the East India Company selling tea directly to the colonists rather than through colonial merchants
What is the Boston Tea Party?
200
The thirteen colonies declared independence from Great Britain on this date.
What is July 4, 1776?
300
a tax placed on imported goods
What is a duty?
300
the British king during the Revolutionary era.
Who is King George III?
300
this Pennsylvania delegate argued that the Continental Congress should send an Olive Branch Petition to King George III
Who is John Dickinson?
300
These were the sites of the first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War.
What were the Battles at Lexington and Concord?
300
this Act disregarded the rights of Englishmen by ordering the colonies to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers
What was the Quartering Act?
400
these general search warrants allowed British officers to enter any place to seek evidence of illegal trade
What is a writ of assistance?
400
He defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre and was a member of the Continental Congress
Who was John Adams?
400
the name given to an army composed of ordinary citizens
What is a militia?
400
this Act was the first time that Parliament enacted duties primarily to raise revenue to support a standing army in North America
What is the Sugar Act?
400
these Acts closed the port of Boston and placed Massachusetts under a military governor
What were the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?
500
the name given to a British maritime court that tried colonial smugglers without a jury trial
What is a vice admiralty court?
500
He was a leader of the Sons of Liberty and led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor
Who was Samuel Adams?
500
this Enlightenment thinker believed that the people have the right to overthrow their government when it doesn't protect their natural rights to life, liberty, and property
Who is John Locke?
500
this Act, which outraged lawyers and newspaper owners, was the first direct tax placed on the colonists by Parliament
What was the Stamp Act?
500
these Acts placed duties on paint, lead, glass, and tea