British Taxes and Acts
This 1764 act lowered the tax on molasses to reduce smuggling
What was the Sugar Act?
He wrote Common Sense to encourage independence.
Who was Thomas Paine?
The first shots of the Revolution were fired here in April 1775.
What were the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This Congress met in 1774 with delegaates from 12 colonies.
What was the First Continental Congress?
Winter hardships, lack of food, and disease describe this encampment.
What was Valley Forge?
This act required colonists to buy a stamp for newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents.
What was the Stamp Act?
He was chosen to command the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
Though technically a British victory, this battle proved the was would not be easy.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This Congress created the Continental Army.
What was the Second Continental Congress?
Paper money without gold or silver backing caused this economic problem.
What was inflation?
These acts taxed imported goods like glass, tea, and paper.
What were the Townshend Acts?
He warned colonists that "The British are coming!"
Who was Paul Revere?
The Patriots suffered a major defeat here in August 1776.
What was the Battle of Long Island?
This petition asked King George III to protect colonists' rights and stop the war.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
These women protested British goods and supported boycotts.
Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
Colonists called these the "Intolerable Acts."
What were the Coercive Acts?
He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence and had the largest signature.
Who was John Hancock?
This fort was captured by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold in May 1775.
What was Fort Ticonderoga?
This document officially declared independence on July 4, 1776.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called this.
What were Loyalists (Tories)?
This 1763 proclamation banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
He led 400 militia to capture Fort Ticonderoga but later became a traitor.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
Washington forced the British to leave Boston in March 1776 by moving troops overnight.
What was the evacuation of Boston?
This colony did NOT attend the First Continental Congress.
What was Georgia?
This former slave was killed during the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks?