Laws that changed America
This law put a tax on Tea and lead to the Boston Tea Party
What is the Tea Act?
This man wrote the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Adams
England passes the Intolerable Acts after this American act of rebellion.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord take place in this colony.
What is Massachusetts?
This musical artist says she can "shake it off."
Who is Taylor Swift
George Washington referred to this law as the "getting away with murder" Act.
What is the Administration of Justice Act?
Common Sense was wildly popular in the American colonies, yet its author died penniless.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This famous ride got word to the colonial militias that the Redcoats were in fact coming.
What is the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott?
This petition was written to the King after the battles of Lexington and Concord. In his response the King said he would hang all of the traitors if they continued to rebel against him.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Coach Wallor served in this branch of the armed services.
What is the United States Coast Guard?
This law closed the port of Boston.
What is the Boston Port Act?
This group of American Patriots fought against British tyranny, organizing a giant Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
These two battles happen in Massachusetts prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This section of the Declaration of Independence lists all the reasons why we broke away from England.
What is the list of grievances?
This ship carried the Pilgrims to the New World.
What is the Mayflower?
Thomas Gage carried out the disbanding of the Massachusetts colonial government in accordance with this English Act.
What is the Massachusetts government Act?
This Patriot wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This assembly included 12 of the 13 colonies and they met to discuss a response to the Intolerable Acts.
What is the 1st Continental Congress?
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness according to Thomas Jefferson are considered this.
What are Natural Rights?
This president is credited with starting the National Parks in the United States.
Who is President Teddy Roosevelt?
These Acts were referred to as a "most wicked system" of punishment in the American Colonies.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This Enlightenment philosopher is credited as an inspiration to both Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine.
Who is John Locke?
John Adams gave an impassioned speech here to convince the delegates to vote in favor of declaring Independence from England.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress?
According to John Locke, what are citizens supposed to do to a government that abuses them.
What is rebel?
On September 1st 1939, Germany invades Poland sparking the beginning of this.
What is WW2?