Conflict in Boston
Threw British tea into the harbor
Boston Tea Party
Wanted to break away from Britain
Patriots
Declaration of Independence
Announced the colonies were no longer under British rule
Emphasized the right to govern themselves
Women's role during the war
Preparing supplies, Making clothing, Supporting soldiers indirectly, Some even fought in battles
True or False: The Revolution affected groups in different ways
True
Started as a protest but became violent
Boston Massacre
Stayed loyal to the king
Loyalists
Who wrote the Common Sense Pamphlet
Thomas Paine
Some joined the British side because they were offered freedom
Enslaved people
Many sided with Britain hoping to protect their land
Native Americans
Protesters of the tea act dressed like
Mohawk Indians
Neutral
Said it made sense for the colonies to be independent
Common Sense Pamphlet
Soldiers often lacked
Food, clothing, supplies
Made the midnight ride to warn colonists the British were coming
Paul Revere
Different viewpoints on what happened during the Boston Massacre
British soldiers claimed self-defense
Colonists believed the soldiers were to blame
A farmer who cannot afford taxes
Patriot
Natural Rights
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
First battles of the war
Boston Tea party was led by which group
Sons of Liberty
Paul Revere’s image made the British look guilty
Propaganda
A dock worker worried about losing his job
Neutral
Enlightenment Thinkers
John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Outcome of the first battles of the war
British retreated
What were the British attempting to do that led to the first battles
Confiscate colonists weapons