Vocab.
to prevent or forbid
prohibit
commander of the Continental Army
Washington
This act taxed almost all printed materials
Stamp Act
What is the first section called?
Preamble
to cancel an act or law
repeal
taking no side
neutral
His pamphlet had a great influence on public opinion in the colonies
Thomas Paine
This act lowered the tax on molasses and allowed officers to search and seize without a cause
Sugar Act
Who wrote the first draft?
Jefferson
Crispus Attucks was killed during the _____
Boston Massacre
open defiance of authority
rebellion
a Boston political leader who protested the Sugar Act and inspired Massachusetts colonists to destroy the home of the royal governor
Samuel Adams
this act tax imported commodities before they were even brought into the colonies; one way of protesting it women refused to buy fabric made in Britain
Townshend
Jefferson drew on the ideas from this English philosopher when writing the declaration and proclaiming their freedom
Locke
what was the name of the group that dressed as Native Americans to throw tea overboard during the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
information or ideas intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
propaganda
president of the Second Continental Congress
John Hancock
this law created a government for Canada and extended its territory south all the way to the Ohio River and ignored the colonies claim to that land
Quebec
How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence?
56
a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
effigy
a formal request for government action
petition
this British General ordered his troops to withdraw from Boston after Washington made a move to put soldiers and cannons into positions while the redcoats slept
William Howe
this act stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies In All Cases
Declaratory
What was the third section of the Declaration of Independence?
List of Grievances
What ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris