People
The name for a colonist who wanted to break free from Britain’s rule
Who is a Patriot?
Parliament lowered taxes on this product in an attempt to save the British East India Company.
What is Tea
This document included an official list of complaints against the British Crown
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The British government passed this legislation to undercut colonial merchants.
What is the Tea Act?
Colonists declared their independence from England on this date
July 4th, 1776
This person remained loyal to the British Crown during the Revolution
Who is a Loyalist?
During the Boston Tea Party, this many crates were destroyed
342 chests
This document was drafted by the First Continental Congress.
Declaration of Rights?
The Intolerable Acts included a new and stricter version of this type of legislation
What is the Quartering Act?
Colonists organized this event to drink a beverage other than British tea.
What is coffee brewing?
He drafted the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This body of colonial delegates met in 1774 and drafted a Declaration of Rights
What is the First Continental Congress?
The official name for Parliament's acts to punish Boston for the destruction of tea.
What is the coercive acts?
The Declaration of Independence states that this action taken by the British government was an attempt to obstruct justice in the colonies.
What is the Administration of Justice Act?
He was the King of England during the American Revolution
Who is King George III
The Sons of Liberty planned the Boston Tea Party in this building
What is the Old South Meeting House?
This act was designed to punish Boston for resisting British rule by closing the city's port
What is the Boston Port Act?
This section of the Declaration of Independence states that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish a government that is not serving them.
Statement of Rights
The sons of liberty disguised themselves as this group to protest a tax on tea
Who are the Mohawk Indians
Delegates from the colonies meet here to draft Declaration of Rights
What is Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia
This part of the Declaration of Independence explains why the colonists felt the need to separate from Great Britain.
What is the preamble?