Acts
This act required colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
The Sons of Liberty used propaganda about this March 5, 1770, event to arouse resistance to British authority.
What is the Boston Massacre?
During the Revolution, these were the people who sided with the rebels.
Who are the Patriots?
Congress voted yes to accept this document on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This famous group was created to oppose British policies.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
This act allowed British Officials charged with serious crimes to be tried in another colony or in England
What is the Administration of Justice Act
This man, a leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty, led opposition to the Townshend Acts.
Who is Samuel Adams?
During the Revolution, these were the people who sided with the British.
Who are the Loyalists?
This man authored Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This man created a famous engraving of the Boston Massacre.
Who is Paul Revere?
Parliament passed this to raise money to help pay for the cost of defending the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act?
This man defended the redcoats involved in the Boston Massacre.
Who is John Adams?
These laws were called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists.
What are the Coercive Acts?
These are rights the government cannot take away. The Declaration of Independence is based on them.
What are inalienable rights?
During the Boston Tea Party, colonists disguised themselves as these people.
Who are Native Americans?
This act expanded the territory of a Canadian country into what is now Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio
What is the Quebec Act
This was a group of Patriots that organized protests
Who are the "Sons of Liberty"
This man became famous for spreading the word about the British troops' movements.
Who is Paul Revere?
This man was chosen to lead the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This battle was fought near Boston, Massachusetts between the British and Americans.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This act closed the Port of Boston as well as made it illegal for residents to hold town meetings unless given permission
What are the Intolerable Acts
This event happened as a response to the Tea Act. The cargoes of British ships were thrown overboard.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These members of the militia were trained to be ready at a moment's notice.
Who are the Minutemen?
This man composed the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first battles of the Revolutionary War took place near these villages.
What are Lexington and Concord?