People
I wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
This lowered the price of of a favored British product, but the colonists destroyed it to avoid paying British taxes without consent.
The Tea Act.
The first British victory in the Revolutionary War was....
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This was issued by King George after the French & Indian War. It which forbade all settlement west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
A secret society of Patriots who were very influential in fighting taxation and protecting the rights of the colonists
Sons of Liberty
I was the King of England during the Revolutionary War. (You must provide my WHOLE name.)
King George III
This was the rallying cry of the colonists who were tired being forced to pay extra for things with no decision-making abilities
"No taxation without representation"
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
Define / explain "Loyalists" and "Patriots"
Loyalists were those people who remained loyal to England and King George III, while Patriots wanted the colonies to fight for their independence
A philosophy in the 18th century that encouraged the power of human reason in political, religious, and educational doctrine. It emphasized the rights of individuals
The Enlightenment
I was a silversmith, who warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming?
Paul Revere
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships
Boston Tea Party
The law-making group in England is called the _________
Parliament
This is what it is called when you refuse to buy something or use a specific product because of what you believe
Boycott
I was a printer, an author, and a scientist, but NOT a president
Benjamin Franklin
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
This was the big company in England that controlled the stuff that caused the Boston Tea Party
British East India Tea Company
I was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This act required colonists to pay extra for anything on paper or made of paper
The Stamp Act
This was the group of important people who met early in the American Revolution, and first used the term "Americans."
The First Continental Congress
When the British refused to (remove) unfair laws, some colonists became (people who fought back) and would (sneak in) things they weren't allowed to.
When the British refused to (REPEAL) unfair laws, some colonists became (REBELS) and would (SMUGGLE) things they weren't allowed to.
This means that rules were not enforced for a long time, which made people think it was OK to ignore them
Salutary Neglect