Causes of the American Revolution
The war that caused the British to go in debt.
What is the French and Indian War
Which Act forced colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes?
The Quartering Act
Colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain.
Patriots
What does boycott mean?
to refuse to buy or support something.
On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies formally did this
What is declared Independence from England.
What did the British do in order to repay the debt from the French and Indian War?
They taxed the colonies.
During this event, people dressed as Native Americans and boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
If you were a "Son of Liberty" during the Revolution, would you be a patriot or loyalist?
Patriot
smuggling
to import goods illegally/avoid taxes and customs oficers
What network of communication did colonists set up in Massachusetts and Virginia to inform other colonies of ways that Britain threatened colonial rights?
Committees of Correspondance
The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers
the Boston Massacre
Which man defended the British Soldiers on trial for the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
Temporary rule by military authorities over a civilian population, typically enacted during a state of emergency when civil government is deemed unable to function.
Martial Law
A meeting of representatives of the American colonies
The Continental Congress
Name four Acts that the British forced on the colonies.
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts
The French and Indian War was fought between _______________ and ________________
The French and British
Who was the leader of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?
King George III
This part of the British government passed laws that many Patriots despised
What is Parliament?
Series of laws that restricted colonial trade. These laws were active during the Revolutionary War, and also endured the efforts for independence.
Navigation Acts
How many colonists died during the Boston Massacre
5 people
What does "No taxation without representation" mean?
The colonists saying/slogan because they had no one to defend their interests in the colonial government or Parliament.
Who did the colonists choose as their Commander in Chief at the Second Continental Congress?
George Washington
Loyalist
What is a colonist who supported Great Britain during the American Revolution
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord