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American colonists who supported the fight for independence
patriots
The killing of five colonists during a conflict with British soldiers in Boston in 1770
Boston Massacre
Someone who turns against his or her country
traitor
The First Continental Congress was formed to respond to the _____________________.
intolerable acts
The document issued by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, explaining why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 with George Washington as commander in chief
Continental Army
What did the Second Continental Congress decide to send to King George
Olive branch petition
What were the Townshend Acts
taxes on imported goods from Britain
a group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the collonial period and American Revolution
militia
repeal
The first battle of the American Revolution was at ___________________.
Lexington
Why did the colonists object to the new British Taxes?
The colonists did not think the British government should tax them without their consent
a colonist that supported Great Britain in the American Revolution
loyalist
volunteer soldiers who defended the colonies against the British at a minute's notice
minutemen
Some colonists worried the independence would mean the loss of _________________.
British Trade
What was unusual about the capture of Fort Ticonderoga?
it happened without a shot being fired
to refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, country or product
boycott
a law passed by Britain in 1765 requiring colonists to pay a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents and even playing cards
Stamp Act
The Declaration of Independence explained why the __________________________________.
colonists wanted freedom
Why was Common Sense important to the cause of independence?
it stated in simple language the reasons that the colonies should be free and independent