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Quoted for saying in a speech, "Give me liberty, or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry?
The 2 largest cities in the colonies right before the American Revolution
What are New York and Philadelphia?
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What is the Sugar Act?
A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.
What is a colony?
Official statement saying the British had control over the colonies "in all cases whatsoever"
What was the Declaratory Act?
The region with large plots of flat farmland, long growing seasons, and has a climate that easily spreads disease
What are the Southern Colonies?
A group of ruffians that would protest British laws, sometimes using violence and intimidation
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Banned regular paper, and enforced the use of costlier, crown-approved paper
What was the Stamp Act?
A plant sold primarily for profit and not consumption
What is a cash crop?
The main combatants/fighters in the French and Indian War
Who were the British, French, and Native Americans?
The group known for settling in Pennsylvania and being the most religiously tolerant
Who were the Quakers?
A colonial outcry/saying in response to the Stamp, Sugar, and Quartering acts
What was "No taxation without representation!"
Cut out colonial merchants from trading a specific product, but gave the British East India Company a monopoly in the colonies for that same product
What was the Tea Act?
Groups of civilian-soldiers that enlist to defend their homes and towns
What is a militia?
July 4th, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A founding father, and the only man to step up and represent British soldiers in a fair trial after the Boston Massacre
Who is John Adams?
What was the First Continental Congress?
Closed the port and government of Boston, among other laws.
A person who pays off the money they owe by working for the individual who financed them (who they owe money to)
What is an indentured servant?
A communication network between colonial leaders to talk anti-British sentiments and act as a hidden government
What were the Committees of Correspondence?
The region dominated by the Puritans due to their strict religious teachings and emphasis on studying the Bible in school
What are the New England colonies?
Emphasized scientific thought through logic and reason. Was particularly influential on Ben Franklin.
What was Enlightenment?
Banned the colonies from trading with anyone but the British
What was the Restraining Act?
The official statement declaring the colonies as traitors to the crown
What was the Proclamation of Rebellion?