Life in the Colonies
Who did most colonists think they were before the Revolution?
British subjects
What did Britain make colonists pay that caused people to be angry?
Taxes
What event involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration says all people are created what?
Equal
Name one job many colonists had.
Farmer, shopkeeper, or tradesperson
Finish the phrase: “No taxation without ______.”
Representation
What event showed violence between colonists and British soldiers?
Boston Massacre
What was the main purpose of the Declaration?
To explain why the colonies were leaving Britain
What does “rights” mean?
Freedoms people are born with
True or False: Colonists always thought of themselves as Americans.
False
Name one act that taxed or controlled the colonists.
Stamp Act or Tea Act
What happened in Lexington and Concord?
The first battles of the Revolutionary War
On what date was it ratified?
July 4, 1776
What idea says the government should protect people?
Natural rights
What country controlled the colonies before independence?
Great Britain (England)
How did the first Continental Congress create problems between Great Britain and the Colonies
It asked colonists to boycott British goods.
What did these events push colonists to do?
Start fighting for freedom
Who signed it first?
John Hancock
How did the fight change the colonists?
They stopped seeing themselves as British
Why didn’t colonists feel independent at first?
They followed British laws and the government
How did the French and Indian War help lead to the American Revolution?
The colonists were angry about being taxed to pay for the war.
Where in Massachusetts did the first fighting between British troops and colonial militiamen?
Lexington
Who urged the colonies to unite at the Albany Congress in 1754?
Benjamin Franklin
How did fighting for freedom help them become Americans?
They united around shared beliefs in freedom and rights