Names
The name of the British government
Parliament
The famous phrase coined in response to the new British taxes
"No taxation without representation!"
The event where a large quantity of a particular drink was thrown into Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
Soldiers fired into an angry mob, killing 5 people
Boston Massacre
This war put Britain in debt which led to them taxing the colonies
French and Indian War
He was the king of Britain
King George III
Refusal to buy something
boycott
The people of Boston didn't like who walking around the streets of their town.
British soldiers
This future Vice President and President was a lawyer who defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
John Adams
As long as they were making money from the colonies, Britain was happy and left the colonies alone
Salutary neglect
Name(s) of the first battles of the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord
Sneaking something in
Smuggling
Patriots/Loyalists
Tax collectors and customs officials sometimes were violently attacked. On such act included pouring hot liquid onto the victim then embarrassing him.
Tar and feather
King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 ordering the colonists to NOT do what?
Move out west/move past the Appalachians
Bonus Q: Why did the king issue this?
Name given to soldiers who could be ready at a minute's notice
Minutemen
The name of the secret society that sometimes carried out acts of violence against tax collectors
Sons of Liberty
The law that stated you had to let a soldier into your home
Quartering Act
This Bostonian drew a famous engraving of the Boston Massacre that portrayed the soldiers as guilty
Paul Revere
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The name of the pamphlet Thomas Paine wrote that convinced more people to support independence
Common Sense
These groups communicated with other groups in different colonies, sharing news about British actions
Committees of Correspondence
Founder of the Sons of Liberty. John's cousin
Samuel Adams
The first shot fired in the American Revolution was known as the "____" (famous phrase-5 words)
According to Enlightenment thinkers, what is the purpose of government? (Why do we have a government?)
To protect people's rights/keep society safe