Acts
Required colonists to provide food, drink, and housing to British soldiers stationed in their towns or villages.
What is the Quartering Act
First colonial bloodshed. A fight between British soldiers and colonists.... 5 colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre
Was chosen to lead the new American army and became the very first U.S. president
Who was George Washington
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
After what war did Britain start taxing the colonists to help pay back the war debt?
What is the French and Indian War
This act taxed sugar and molasses, and was strictly enforced
What is The Sugar Act
Allowed the East India Tea Company of Britain to sell tea in America at a cheap price. Colonists were still upset and led a boycott.
What is The Tea Act
This pamphlet was written before the American Revolution and convinced many people to go to war
What is the Common Sense?
Warned the minutemen the British were coming
Who was Paul Revere
An economic theory whose goal is building a state’s wealth and power by increasing exports (favorable balance of trade for mother country)
What is Mercantilism
Taxed anything on paper (newspapers, documents, playing cards)
What is The Stamp Act
The first time people thought they deserved natural rights
What is The Enlightenment
Wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, that told the colonist it was common sense for the colonist to separate themselves from British control
Who was Thomas Paine
Group of Patriots who used intimidation to resist British taxes
Who were The Sons of Liberty?
The British government drew a boundary line in the Appalachian Mountains and forbid colonists from settling the lands west of the line
What is the Proclamation of 1763
Taxed tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper that the colonies imported. Also established the use of Writs of Assistance
What is The Townshend Act
The British learned that the Patriots were storing gunpowder and cannons in Concord, Massachusetts. They sent soldiers to destroy the supplies. Officially began the war.
What is The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The King of England
Who was King George III?
This enlightenment thinker's main phrase is "Liberty, Life and Property
Who is John Locke?
TO refuse to buy a good is called?
What is a Boycott?
This act was a punishment for Boston, Massachusetts and a warning to other colonies.
What is The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
The first time colonists protested and won.
What is The Stamp Act
This man lived in France and tried to get other countries to support American independence
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Defended the British soldiers when tried for the Boston Massacre
Who was John Adams?
What was the name of the first form of government in America?
What is the Articles of Confederation?