Taxes and Protests
What phrase did colonists use to protest unfair taxes?
No taxation without representation
What did Britain pass to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
Lexington and Concord
Who wrote most of the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Colonists who supported independence were called what?
Patriots
Which tax led to colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
The Tea Act
Which harbor was closed under the intolerable acts?
Boston Harbor
What phrase describes the first shots of the revolution?
The shot heard 'round the world
Who defended British Soldiers after the Boston Massacre to prove fair trials were important?
John Adams
Colonists who supported Britain were called what?
Loyalists
Who organized boycotts and protests, including the Boston Tea Party?
The sons of liberty
The intolerable acts also banned these local meetings?
Town meetings
This battle proved colonists could stand up to the British army?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who served as the commander of the Continental army?
George Washington
About what fraction of colonists remained loyal to Britian?
1/3
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers were allowed to live in colonists' homes under which law?
Quartering act
At which battle did colonial militias hide weapons that the British tried to seize?
Concord
Who famously rode to warn the colonists that the British are coming?
Loyalists believed independence was ________ and _______.
What petition did the colonists send to King George III in a last attempt at peace before declaring independence?
Britain increased its military presence in which city to keep control of the colonies?
Boston
After which battle did the British realize the war would not be easy to win?
Battle of Bunker hill
Who was King of Britain during the American Revolution?
King George III
Name one reason why colonists chose to remain Loyalists.
They feared losing property, valued British protection, believed Britain would win.