Acts
Revolutionary War
Vocab
Misc.
Misc.
100

What was the tax on paper goods?

Stamp Act

100

Turning point of the Revolutionary War

Saratoga 

100

Colonist who remained loyal to the British government

Loyalists

100

The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in 5 deaths was called...

Boston Massacre

100

Colonists were mad because they didn't have a say in...

British Parliament 

200

This required colonists to house British Soldiers


Quartering Act

200

First Battle of the Revolutionary War

Lexington & Concord

200

Colonist who wanted independence from Britain

Patriots 

200

Common slogan or phrase used by the colonist

No taxation without representation

200

What was the picture from the Boston massacre trying to do?

Gain sympathy for the colonist. Make the redcoats look bad

300

What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?

Tea Act

300

Final Battle of the Revolutionary War

Yorktown

300

Another name of the Intolerable Acts

Coercive Acts

300

How did the French and Indian War lead to American independence?

It left the British with a large debt burden, which led to heavy taxation of the colonists.

300

The rejection of this document was the final straw before the Declaration of Independence 

Olive Branch Petition 

400

These acts were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

400

Important Patriot War General

George Washington


400

A principle of the Declaration of Independence that means a government exists only because the people freely allow it to and have given their consent

Consent of the governed

400

What did the Albany Plan of Union call for?

colonies coming together and uniting as one

400

Militia group led by Samuel Adams that went against the British government

Sons of Liberty

500

This was the 1st tax passed by the British in 1764 to help pay for the French and Indian War.

Sugar Act

500

The document that officially ended the Revolutionary war

Treaty of Paris 1783

500

Basic rights that include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

The colonists stated these were being denied in the Declaration of Independence 

Natural Rights

500

Pamphlet by Thomas Paine that encouraged Americans to move away from Great Britain

Common Sense

500

Name the 3 sections of the Declaration of Independence 

Rights of Colonists and Purpose of Government 

List of Grievances 

Declaring Independence