Vocabulary
What is a protest?
to speak out against something
What were the three reasons why England didn't want the colonists to move onto the new land that they won in the French and Indian War?
England went into debt, they couldn't control the colonists on the new land, and Native Americans fought the colonists on the new land.
Who was the British monarch during the start of the American Revolution?
King George the 3rd
What is a petition?
a document that people sign that formally asks leaders to do or change something
What was the Boston Massacre?
March 5, 1770 - Colonists and soldiers were arguing, colonists threw things at British soldiers, soldiers shot into the crowd and killed five people.
What was the, "shot heard round the world"?
April 1775, colonists learned of a secret British plan to destroy colonists weapons. April 18th, Paul Revere, William Daws, and Dr. Samuel Prescott rode to Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts to warn the colonists. Colonists fought and won against the British, which started the fight for independence.
What does correspond mean?
to communicate by writing letters
How did the colonists protest the taxes that England put on them? (five ways)
Burning stamps and threatened the tax collectors, writing petitions to parliament to remove the tax, making speeches, and boycotted British goods.
How did the colonists respond to the Coercive Acts of 1774? (four answers)
They became more united, colonists sent supplies to Boston, colonial leaders voted to stop trade with Britain, and they created volunteer armies.
What is a militia?
a civilian army that is used only in emergencies
Why were the colonists unhappy about paying taxes to England, like the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765? (two reasons)
They already paid taxes passed by their colonial assemblies, colonists didn't have a representative in parliament and felt that it was unfair to tax them without representation.
What was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party? (five answers)
1774, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts aka the Intolerable Acts. England closed Boston's port until the colonists paid for the tea. More British soldiers came to the colonies. Colonists were forced to house and feed the British soldiers. Massachusetts was put under the control of a British general.
What is propaganda?
information written to persuade others to change their way of thinking
Why did England tax the colonists with Acts like the Sugar Act of 1764 and The Stamp Act of 1765?
England fought the French and Indian War to win land for the colonists. England went into debt and wanted the colonists to pay for the debt.
What was the Tea Act of 1773? What was the colonial response to the Tea Act of 1773?
Forced colonists to buy from one British company. Colonial leaders refused to allow British ships to come into port, and protested. December 16, 1773, colonists dressed as Native Americans, took over British ships, and dumped the tea into the harbor. This was the Boston Tea Party.
The Declaration of Independence listed what as their key political ideas? (six answers)
All men are created equal, and they have unbailable rights, that the government cannot deny. The government gets its power from the people. The government exists to protect citizens rights. If the government doesn't protect the people, the people can remove the government.