Causes
This act led to the Boston Tea Party
What was the Tea Act?
This man was a member of the Sons of Liberty and rode through the night to warn the colonists that the British were coming.
Who was Paul Revere?
The first part of the Declaration of Independence that says colonies need to cut all ties with England.
What is the introduction?
Every colony sent delegates except this one.
What was Georgia?
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This means that no one is above the law not even the President.
What is the rule of law?
The Sons of Liberty formed as a result of this tax on all paper and legal documents and even playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
The commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
Who was George Washington?
Every human has these basic rights.
What is the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
sent The Olive Branch Petition to King George in hopes of avoiding a war
What was the Second Continental Congress?
This was the turning point of the war.
What was the battle of Saratoga?
Protecting the needs of small or unpopular groupd.
What are the rights of the minority?
This war sent the king into debt and as a result he taxed the colonists.
What is the French and Indian War?
A person who believes the colonists should not separate from England and should stay loyal to King George.
Who was a loyalist?
Signing this document was an act of treason.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Two responsibilities of the Second Continental Congress.
What was running the war, raising money, rounding up allies and not getting caught (moving from place to place so they wouldn’t get caught)?
The last battle
What was the battle Yorktown?
What is a constitution?
These acts resulted in the First Continental Congress.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
A person who believed the king was abusing his powers and protested against him.
Who was a patriot?
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What is a long list of grievances (complaints) against the king?
Rules of the First Continental Congress.
What were secret meetings (closed doors), no talking to the press, and no one was allowed to speak more than twice about the same issue without permission?
paid by the British to fight.
Who were the Hessian soldiers?
Dividing powers among several branches of government.
What is separation of powers?
This law incensed the colonists because it did not allow them to use the land in the Ohio River Valley.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
July 4, 1776
What is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed?
At the First Continental Congress, the colonists told the king we will do this if you don’t meet our demands.
What is boycott?
These generals helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who were George Washington and General Von Steuben?
Citizens of a country gove their permission to be governed by a country's government, and they do this by voting.
What is the consent of the governed?