Causes
This act increased the price of sugar
Sugar Act
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods ?
Boycott
What was the Declaration declaring?
The independence of the colonies
This act closed the Boston harbor and banned town meetings
The Intolerable Acts
What did the Sons of Liberty do in response to the Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party
What year was the Declaration officially adopted?
1776
What war caused the British to need more funds and enact these taxes?
The French Indian War
Who was the author of the pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Which founding father is credited as the main author ?
Thomas Jefferson
Which act was it that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers in their homes?
Quartering Acts
What was the result of the harassment of Boston British soldiers?
Boston Massacre
Who was the enlightenment thinker who influenced the phrase “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”?
John Locke
What was the King's name during these acts ?
King George III
Where was the first Continental Congress held ?
Philadelphia
Who was the enlightenment thinker who influenced the idea of implementing the “social contract” into the Declaration?
Jean Jacque Rousseau