People
He was the King of England in 1760
Who is King George III
This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
This group of colonists began meeting secretly to organize chaos around the city of Boston.
Sons of liberty
___________ is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes or fines, as a peaceful form of protest.
Civil disobedience
A ______________ is a form of government with a Royal family at the head of it.
Monarchy
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 was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
To live under a cruel and oppressive government or rule is called________?
Tyranny
The British soldiers were called ________ ?
Redcoats
I warned the people of Lexington that the British soldiers were coming?
Paul Revere
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
Name two advantages the Colonists had fighting the British?
The British fought far from home. The Colonists fought for a cause. The British didn't know the terrain.
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god is called?
Theocracy.
A system of government by which the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives is a _______________?
Republic
The British seized his ship and accused him of smuggling products without paying taxes.
John Hancock
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
To rise in rebellion is to____________
Revolt
During the Revolutionary War, the American colonists were called ___________ or ___________ .
Rebels, Patriots, or Sons of Liberty
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
Patrick Henry
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
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
A patriotic feeling, especially marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries is called________?
Nationalism
An overthrow, is an illegal or an overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites from within is called a___________?
Coup d'etat