American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
Techniques used by spies to send secret messages
Invisible Ink, Codes and Ciphers
Who was an ally to the Patriots ?
the French
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
This is a written document that people sign when they agree to do something.
Petition
The British soldiers' uniforms were a bright color and made the soldiers easier to spy. For this reason, they were given this colorful nickame.
What are the REDCOATS
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England, also known as a Tory.
What is a LOYALIST
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
What is the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
This group protested British polices and taxes
Sons of Liberty
a part time army made up of the men of a town
militia
True or False? The French and Indian War was a war between the French versus Indians.
False
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
Refusal to buy goods
Boycott
Forced colonist to house British soldiers
Quartering Act
Strong disagreement or bad feelings between people.
conflict
What did the British do that made colonist upset. This lead to the Boston Massacre.
They stopped ships from sailing in and out of the Boston Harbor.
This battle that was lost, proved that the Continental Army was not easy to defeat.
Battle of Bunker Hill
A Colonist that did not take sides during the Revolutionary War.
Neutralist
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
Lexington and Concord
People who risked their lives to gather information for George Washington and the Continental Army
Spies
He defended the soldiers during the trial of the Boston Massacre. He later became a President.
John Adams
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
In 1775 The Second Continental Congress sent a petition to King George asking him for peace.
The Olive Branch Petition.
Did the colonists have representation in the British government? Yes/No
No
A group of representatives from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts but decided to try to work things out with King George.
What is the First Continental Congress
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly. He NEVER became president!
Benjamin Franklin
A government, like American, in which people elect officials to represent their ideas and values in the government.
What is a DEMOCRACY