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He was a politician during the Revolution and a cousin of John Adams.
Who is Samuel Adams?
One group opposed taxes and control Britain was imposing on the colonies and the other wanted to stay loyal to the King and Britain.
What are Patriots and Loyalists?
This act led to the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act?
Also known as the Seven Years War, this conflict saw the French join forces with the Native Americans.
What is the French and Indian War?
This movement called for ending slavery, the chattel slavery system, and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
What is Abolitionism?
He wrote the pamphlet Common Sense and argued for independence from Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine?
They fought to end British support through intimidation tactics.
What are the Sons of Liberty?
This act placed a tax on sugar, wine, textiles, coffee, and indigo.
What is the Sugar Act?
In this conflict, 5 people were killed by British soldiers after colonists started throwing hard objects at them.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This period saw many new intellectual and philosophical ideas emerge.
What is Enlightenment?
He was the King of Britain during the American Revolution.
Who is George III?
They were a militia formed by colonists and fought in the American Revolution.
What are the Minutemen?
This act imposed a tax on all paper documents including playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
This battle started the American Revolution on April 19, 1775.
What is Lexington and Concord?
This period saw many new expressions of religious feelings.
What is the Great Awakening?
He was an African American who was killed in the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
One group supported a strong central government while the other wanted a weaker one with less power.
What are Federalists and Anti-federalists?
These acts were known as the Coercive Acts in Britain and were meant to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This battle took place on October 19, 1781 in which the British surrendered, ending the American Revolution.
What is Yorktown?
This phrase refers to the start of battles in the American Revolution.
What is the "Shot heard 'round the world"?
He was a British prime minister who was very well liked in the colonies and helped gather troops for the French and Indian War.
Who is William Pitt?
This group united 12 of the colonies against the British after the Intolerable Acts were passed.
What is the Continental Congress?
This act prohibited colonists from settling West of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This was an armed uprising in Massachusetts in opposition to the government imposed taxes and treatment of those who were in debt.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
According to the Declaration of Independence, these are inalienable rights that will be upheld in America.
What is "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?