Acts
Causes of the American Revolution 1
People of the American Revolution
Vocab
Causes of the American Revolution 2
100
This act taxed tea and was strictly enforced
What is the tea act?
100
A fight between British soldiers and colonists.... a few colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre
100
Colonists who wanted independence from England
Who were the Patriots
100
The name of the British King during this time period
Who was King George III
100
This act required colonists to house and feed British troops
What was The Quartering Act
200
This act taxed sugar and molasses, and was strictly enforced
What is The Sugar Act
200
Meetings held by colonial delegates to discuss problems with the British government.
What were the First and Second Continental Congress
200
Colonists who remained loyal to England
Who were the Loyalists
200
Group of people who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
Who were the Minute Men
200
Britain sought to make colonies repay war debts from this major conflict
What was The French and Indian War
300
Taxed anything on paper (newspapers, documents, playing cards)
What is The Stamp Act
300
Dozens of Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded ships in Boston Harbor illegally. They threw the unwanted tea into the Harbor.
What is The Boston Tea Party
300
Creator of the Boston Massacre Engraving 
Who was Paul Revere
300
To refuse to participate or buy something
What is boycott
300
Famous cartoon shaped like a snake urging the colonies to join forces against the British
What is "Join or Die"
400
Taxed tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper that the colonies imported. Also established the use of Writs of Assistance
What is The Townshend Act
400
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
400
This person was the army general during The French and Indian War
Who was George Washington
400
The nickname given to the British solders based on the color of their uniforms
What is Red Coats
400
Only colony that did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress in 1774.
What is Georgia
500
Parliament's reaction to the Boston Tea Party. Was a punishment for Massachusetts and a warning to other colonies.
What is The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
500
What was the first way the colonist were taxed?
What is The Stamp Act
500
This was the famous quote the Patriots used to describe their feelings about taxes
What is "no taxation without representation"
500
Information, often biased or misleading, used to promote a particular political cause or point of view. Used during the Boston Massacre.
What is propaganda
500
The document written to officially tell England the colonies wanted liberty.
What is the Declaration of Independence