Road to Revolution 1
This was the result of the French and Indian War?
Britain won. They gained the Ohio River Valley, Florida & Canada.
What caused the Boston Tea Party?
The British Tea Act, made tea more expensive AND forced colonists to drink team imported by the British
This was the primary reason colonists were angry with British Parliament
The colonists wanted representation in Parliament
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What did King George III send "swarms" of to the colonies?
A swarm of officers to harass people. (debt collectors and soldiers)
This is the name of Britain's law-making assembly?
What is Parliament?
The first "battles" of the American Revolution
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
How did Britain aim to control the colonies?
Britain tried to control colonies with taxes.
What did Jefferson mean when he wrote: "When in the course of human events"?
History
What did the colonist say that the King had done to their seas, coasts, towns, and people?
Plundered the seas, ravaged the coasts, burnt towns, destroyed lives of the people
This was a tax on all paper goods
the Stamp Act?
This was the slogan used after the Stamp Act was passed to stir up anti-tax feelings
What is 'no taxation without representation'?
This prevented colonists from settling into areas west of the Appalachian Mountains, seized during the French and Indian War.
The Proclamation of 1763
According to the Declaration of Independence, who institutes governments?
Men, the people
What does Jefferson declare the 13 colonies "are, and of Right to be"?
Free and Independent States
This was the name given after the British fired into a crowd of colonists and killed 5 people
The Boston Massacre
This group sided with King George III
the Loyalists
This was the part of the Coercive/Intolerable acts where colonists had to house British soldiers, feed them, etc.
What is the Quartering Act?
What word is used to describe rights that cannot be taken away?
Unalienable
What three basic rights do all men have?
The rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
These acts were forced on the colonists to punish them for Boston Tea Party
the Intolerable/Coercive Acts?
This was the effect of the Seven Years War
Taxing colonists to pay for war
This first act of violence committed against the colonist further caused hatred towards the British.
The Boston Massacre
What does it mean when it says the government should not be changed for "light and transient causes?"
These separations/government changes should not be made for small things, only when government becomes destructive.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get its power?
From the consent of the governed