Vocabulary
DAILY DOUBLE
unjust use of government power
tyranny
DAILY DOUBLE
Who were the two sides in the French & Indian War?
Great Britain vs France
Which act imposed a tax on sugar, molasses, wine and other goods imported to the colonies?
Sugar Act
DAILY DOUBLE
This document declared the American Colonies as an independent nation
Declaration of Independence
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the result of the French and Indian War?
British government had a large war debt
refuse to buy one or more goods
boycott
Who gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
DAILY DOUBLE
Which British law imposed a direct tax on colonists for paper goods, documents and playing cards?
Stamp Act
Define "self-evident"
obvious
How did Great Britain increase its control of the colonies?
Required colonists to pay taxes
Natural rights
Where did the first battles take place between the colonists and the British?
Lexington and Concord
DAILY DOUBLE
Which acts were a result of the British Tea Party and lead to the First Continental Congress?
Intolerable Acts
Who wrote Common Sense?
Tomas Paine
Which group formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act?
Patriots or Loyalists
Patriots
DAILY DOUBLE
According to Thomas Jefferson, the power to rule comes from who?
consent of the governed - the people
Who was chosen to be the military leader of the colonies?
George Washington
Which Act required colonists to house and supply British soldiers?
Quartering Acts
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the purpose of Common Sense?
Persuade the colonists to declare independence from Great Britain
What was the goal of the First Continental Congress?
Find a solution to the conflicts with Great Britain.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was what?
Loyalty, Treason, Bravery or Insanity?
Treason
DAILY DOUBLE
What became evident when the colonists and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord?
Colonists were willing to fight for the right to govern themselves
Which Acts imposed taxes on imported goods such as glass, lead, paper and tea?
Townshend Acts
What are the 3 unalienable rights defined in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
DAILY DOUBLE
Why did the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition?
to ask King George to make peace with the colonies