Vocabulary
Influential Figures
Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
Important Events
100
American colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain
Who is a loyalist
100
The member of the Sons of Liberty who rode to Lexington and Concord to warn Adams and Hancock that "The British Were Coming!!"
Paul Revere
100
The adoption of this act inspired the Boston Tea Party
What was the Tea Act
100
What is the Boston Massacre
200
A colonist who was against British Rule
Who is a patriot
200
The Commander-in-Chief in chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
200
This act was made to help pay for the French and Indian War
What was the Sugar Act
200
These battles are referred to as "the shot heard 'round the world".
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord
300
To have someone speak or act for you
What is representation
300
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
300
This act taxed imports including tea, glass, paint, and paper
What is the Townshend Act
300
A very famous protest against British Taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
A separate part of a document dealing with a single issue
What are articles
400
Organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston
Who is Samuel Adams
400
This law gave Britain the power to make all laws for the colonies
What is the Declaratory act
400
This battle was fought on Breed's Hill.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill
500
Persuading someone to do something using threats of intimidation
What is coercive
500
Called for independence from Britain during the Second Continental Congress
Who is Richard Henry Lee
500
The British created these laws to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
What was the Coercive/Intolerable Acts
500
This gathering of delegates decided whether or prepare for war or keep fighting.
What was the Second Continental Congress