People
This person had control over the American Colonists before the American Revolution
King George III
This act placed a tax on tea
The Tea Act
The term for the colonists used who were upset about being taxed by Great Britain without having elected government officials
No Taxation Without Representation
Colonists who remained loyal to the King during the American Revolution
Loyalists
This person was the main leader of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea
The Townshend Act
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans, before the Revolutionary War.
The French and Indian War
The British Government was known as:
Parliament
Colonists who fought against British rule
Patriots
Rode on horseback from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn that the Redcoats were coming
Paul Revere
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers
The Quartering Act
The first battles of the Revolutionary War and the famous quote from this battle was the, "Shot heard around the world."
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the main reason why colonists needed to pay taxes after the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted them to help pay off the war debt.
Colonists who could be ready in a minute to fight the British
Minutemen
This was a Patriot who represented the British soldiers in court following the Boston Massacre
John Adams
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, and indigo
Sugar Act
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What were Proprietary Colonies?
Colonies controlled by one person who allows other people to live here
Secret group of colonists founded to protest Stamp Act
Sons of Liberty
Leaders of the American Colonists during Lexington and Concord
Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and John Parker
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, and documents. This act required that all legal documents have an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid.
The Stamp Act
During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards. Five colonists were killed and many others were wounded in this event.
Boston Massacre
Charter colonies are colonies started by settlers who left one colony to start another with the permission of the king
This act that closed the Boston harbor after the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts