Declaration of Independence
What did the Declaration of Independence announce?
It announced that the 13 colonies were separating from Great Britain.
This quote is from what Battle: “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.”
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Georgia
What did the Stamp Act tax?
Paper Goods
What do we call the British Government?
The British Parliament
Who Wrote It?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the first military fight of the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Where did colonists meet for the First Continental Congress?
Philadelphia
What act allowed British Soldiers to stay in colonists homes?
The Quartering Act
What are Grievances?
Complaints
What date was it approved?
July 4, 1776.
Who warned the colonists the British were coming.
Paul Revere.
What act resulted in the First Continental Congress?
Intolerable Acts
What four things did the Townshend Acts tax?
glass, lead, paper, and tea
What are Natural Rights?
Rights that all people are born with and cannot be taken away
Name three reasons why it was written.
Taxes without representation
British soldiers staying in colonists’ homes
Colonists having little say in government
Unfair laws passed by the British government
What Hill was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought on?
Breed's Hill
What battle resulted in the Second Continental Congress Meeting?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What act was made after the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
What is Representation?
Having someone speak or act for you in government.
Name 3 helpers that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston.
Name the two reasons troops were sent to Concord.
Seize colonial weapons
Arrest Patriot leaders like Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Name three things they decided to do at the Second Continental Congress.
Create the Continental Army
Choose George Washington as the army’s leader
Print money to help pay for the war
Try one last time to make peace with the king
East India Company
What is liberty?
Freedom to live your life and make choices.