Tax placed on paper products such as licenses, insurance policies, and newspapers
Stamp Act
100
What are 2 nicknames that the colonists gave to the British soldiers?
lobsters, redcoats, bloody-backs
100
Where did the Second Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
100
Who was the man who notified the colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
200
declaration
official statement
200
What was the real reason why the colonists were angry about the Stamp Act?
The colonists were upset that they didn't have a voice in deciding to pass the law.
200
Who was the first colonist who was shot by the British soldiers?
Crispus Attucks
200
Which colony didn't send representatives?
Georgia
200
Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
300
repeal
cancel
300
What was the chant of the colonists?
"No taxation without representation"
300
Why did the British soldiers start shooting at the colonists?
The colonists were throwing snowballs and rocks at the soldiers.
300
What was the 1st major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
300
What was Commander Israel Putnam's instructions for shooting at the British soldiers?
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
400
Soldier for hire in a foreign military
mercenary
400
Why did the British merchants want the British government to repeal the Stamp Act?
Colonists started boycotting British goods, and the merchants were losing money.
400
What event took place to protest the Tea Tax?
Boston Tea Party
400
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place on __________________ Hill.
Breed's Hill
400
Why did the British government not accept the colonists' Olive Branch Petition?
The British government was angry about the Battle at Bunker Hill.
500
symbol of peace
olive branch
500
What acts were passed after the Stamp Act was repealed?
Townshend Acts
500
Who were the colonists dressed as when they dumped crates of tea into the harbor?
Mohawk Indians
500
How did the Second Continental Congress prepare for War?
Hired full time soldiers, asked Washington to be the commander in chief, printed their own money, and asked each colony to contribute money to pay for supplies
500
Which battle was called "the shot heard round the world"?