Causes of the American Revolution
What did the British do in order to repay the debt from the French and Indian War?
They taxed the colonies.
During this event, people dressed as Native Americans and boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
If you were a "Son of Liberty" during the Revolution, would you be a patriot or loyalist?
Patriot
tariff
tax
This was a British tax on sugar created to raise money to pay for the expenses of the French and Indian War.
The Sugar Act
The riot that broke out between the colonists and British soldiers that resulted in 5 deaths was called
the Boston Massacre
rally cry of the colonists
"No taxation without representation!"
To refuse to buy something
boycott
Treaty of Paris of 1763
ended the French and Indian War
person who fought in the French and Indian War, then went on to be president.
George Washington
leader of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
What does no taxation without representation mean?
The colonists saying because they had no representation in Parliament.
Hands off approach to the British colonies
Act that closed the Boston Harbor
Intolerable Act
peaceful protest
civil disobedience
Name four taxes/acts that the British forced on the colonies.
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts
The French and Indian War was fought between _______________ and ________________
The French and British
Who was the leader of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
What is a redcoat?
A British Soldier
Tax on goods brought over from England like paint, lead, paper, tea, and glass
The Townshend Act
The war that caused the British to go in debt.
What is the French and Indian War
Como se llama la acta donde los soldados británicos podrían vivir con familias en las colonos
The Quartering Act
Prohibido el expansion oeste
Appalachian Mountains o el Proclamation of 1763
Una colonista que apoyaba la independencia
Patriot
Esta impuesto se pusieron en todos materiales impreso como documentos legales, revistas, periodicos, etc.
The Stamp Act