American Revolution #1
What is the Stamp Act?
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the French and Indian War?
This war occurred because the French and British wanted to control the Ohio River Valley.
What is the Boston Massacre?
A group of angry colonists began attacking British soldiers with snowballs. It resulted in 5 colonists dead.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Britain wanted the colonists to pay them back for their help during the French and Indian War. The Sons of Liberty, upset by the taxes, dressed up like Mohawk Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
What were the minutemen?
Colonial soldiers would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute
Name 2 members of the Son's of Liberty
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
What is a "patriot" during the American revolutiion?
One that wanted to be free from British rule.
What are "loyalists" or "redcoats"
These were the people that supported Britain and King George.
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George
The tax on lead, paint, paper, and glass was known as?
Townshend Acts
What is the Tea Act?
Britain would only allows their tea company to import tea to the colonies.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Founding father who helped to edit the Declaration of Independence. He also assisted the colonial army by getting supplies from France.
What were the effects of the intolerable acts?
To punish colonist for dumping the tea. Britain closed the port and restrict town meetings. They couldn't trade and many people lost their jobs.
Who is Paul Revere?
His was the one that warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
What is revolution?
A forcible overthrow of a government
What is the Quartering Act?
British Law forcing colonists to feed and house British soldiers.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
One of the founding fathers that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
True or False: The Tea Act stated colonists had to buy tea from only one British tea company
True
What is the First Continental Congress?
Representative from each colony met to discuss the approaching war.
What is the "writ of assistance"?
British could search homes for smuggled goods without a search warrant
Famous saying that united and was a rallying call for the colonist?
"No taxation without representation"
When was the "shot heard around the world"?
Beginning of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
What is a boycott?
Refusal to buy goods. Effect of the Townshend Acts.
Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
What is the date that the colonies declared their independence from Britain?
July 4, 1776