People
I was the King of England who ruled during the colonial years leading up to the American Revolution
King George III
With the repeal of the Townshend Acts, Britain passed a tax specifically on this product, giving a monopoly to the British East India Company.
The Tea Act.
This is the term used to describe the first battles of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord.
"The Shot Heard 'Round the World"
This was issued by King George after the French & Indian War. It set aside all land in the Ohio River Valley for Native Americans (no colonists allowed).
Proclamation of 1763
Why did Britain start taxing the colonies after the French and Indian War?
To make the colonists help pay their war debt.
I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint, and tea.
The Townshend Act
This war fought in the Ohio River Valley, involved the British and colonists vs. the French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
This was the rallying cry of the colonists used to protest British actions.
"no taxation without representation"
Americans who supported independence were called ________, while Americans who supported Britain were called _______ .
Patriots, Loyalists
I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming.
Paul Revere
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers. It was passed on more than one occasion.
The Quartering Act
Of the four decisions made by the First Continental Congress after the Intolerable Acts were issued, this one shows that war is probably inevitable.
The colonists set up their own militias (minutemen).
These two groups were formed to organize protests against the British.
Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty
I died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American to lose his life for the cause of independence.
Crispus Attucks
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo, wine, and some textiles.
Sugar Act
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Which form of protest effectively hurt British merchants and caused Parliament to repeal some of the taxes?
boycott
These were formed first in Boston and then in many other places around the colonies to keep colonists informed about British actions.
Committees of Correspondence
He was the British general in charge of troops at Lexington and Concord.
General Thomas Gage
This act required any paper, newspapers, licenses, and even playing cards and dice used in the colonies to come directly from England and carry an official embossed seal from the British government.
The Stamp Act
During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards. Five colonists were killed and many others were wounded in this event.
Boston Massacre
What was the purpose of Paul Revere's engraved picture of the Boston Massacre?
To persuade colonial opinion to be against the British.
These acts, passed by Britain after the Boston Tea Party, included closing the Boston harbor and forcing colonists who were accused of crimes to go to England for a trial.
The Intolerable Acts