Revolutionary War
What was the tax on paper goods?
Stamp Act
What does repeal mean?
to take back
7 Year Conflict over land; Britian defeated France
French and Indian War
What does liberty mean?
The ability to choose and live for yourself.
This required colonists to house British Soldiers
Quartering Act
How did colonists still get goods if they boycotted items from England?
-smuggled in goods from elsewhere
-made their own
What did the colonists boycott?
British goods
Who was involved in the French & Indian War and what sides were they on?
The British fought against the French & Indians
Who was chosen as president of the first Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
This was the 1st tax passed by the British in 1764 to help pay for the French and Indian War.
Sugar Act
What does "no taxation without representation" mean?
The phrase taxation without representation describes a when the people were required to pay taxes to a government authority without having any say in that government's policies. The term has its origin in a slogan of the American colonials against their British rulers: "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
What battle ended the American Revolution?
Yorktown
The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in 5 deaths was called...
The Boston Massacre
True or False the Intolerable Acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
True
What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
What is the name of the British government?
Parliament
What city was was both the first and second Continental Congress held in?
Philadelphia
Groups that went against British rule and believed in freedom. Seen as terrorists by the British.
Sons of Liberty/ Daughters of Liberty
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
First Continental Congress sent an appeal to King George III to stop oppressing the colonists and allow representation.
What was the battle where Washington crossed the Delaware river on Christmas eve and captured 1000 Hessians?
Battle of Trenton.
Name 2 restrictions that the Intolerable Acts placed on the colonists of Boston.
-closed the Boston Port until damages of the Boston Tea Party were paid
-Placed under more British control
-Colonists ordered to quarter British soldiers
Why were some people loyal to England?
-They were wealthy and taxes weren't a hardship for them.
-They had close ties to the Parliament or business in Britain.
-They believed a peaceful solution could be found.
Taxed all imports (glass, paint, lead, paper) to the colonies after the repeal of the stamp act; this act told colonist Parliament still thought Parliament was in control
Townshend Act
Thomas Paine