Forced colonists to only buy tea from the British-owned East India Trading Company.
Tea Act
100
On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
100
On March 5, 1770 British soldiers opened fire on a group of colonists, killing 5 and wounding 6 others.
Boston Massacre
100
Colonists are British subjects and should obey British law.
Loyalist
100
Fundamental rights that people are born with which included: life, liberty, property, and the freedom to find happiness.
Natural rights
200
Required colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with food and supplies.
Quartering Act
200
The two founders of the Sons of Liberty.
Sam Adams and John Hancock
200
On April 19, 1775, these two battles were the first of the Revolutionary War in which the colonial militias were able to swarm and defeat the British.
Lexington & Concord
200
American colonists have made numerous attempts to repair relations with Britain, but they have not responded to, or ignored most of them.
Patriot
200
An agreement where citizens give up some rights and natural freedoms in exchange for government protection.
Social Contract
300
Allowed British government officials to search and take private property without a warrant or reason in order to prevent colonial smuggling.
Writs of Assistance
300
Risked his life to try to ride to Concord to warn the Colonial militia that the British army was coming.
Paul Revere
300
On June 17, 1775, this major battle resulted in the defeat of the colonial militias, but only after they ran out of ammunition and killed or wounded over 1,000 British soldiers.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
300
Americans cannot be obedient to a government that taxes them without proper representation in the government.
Patriot
300
If the government fails to protect citizens, citizens have the right to revolt.
Consent of the Governed
400
All shipments to America had to go through England first to be taxed, only transported on English ships, and the colonies could only sell their goods to England.
Navigation Acts
400
The British act that infuriated so many colonists and led to the rise of the Sons of Liberty.
Stamp Act
400
In an attempt to re-establish peaceful relations with Britain, members of the Continental Congress sent ________ to King George III.
the Olive Branch Petition
400
War with Britain would most likely result in defeat and lead to the death of countless American lives.
Loyalist
400
Dividing the government into parts, each having its own purpose, in order to prevent the emergence of a tyrannical government.
Separation of Powers
500
Closed the port of Boston, increased the power of the royal governor by abolishing the Massachusetts legislature, required all trials to be held in Britain, and created the Quebec Act.
Intolerable Acts
500
Which TWO other Sons of Liberty helped to spread Paul Revere’s message on April 18, 1775?
William Dawes & Dr. Samuel Prescott
500
A 50-page pamphlet that outlined a series of arguments explaining in simple terms why the colonists should rebel against the British in order to become an independent country.
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
500
The colonial economy and trade routes, as well as the colonies themselves are being protected by the strongest military in the world.
Loyalists
500
Making each part of the government EQUAL by giving each part the ability to limit the power of the other parts.