Tensions with Britain
There was tension between the colonists and Britain because of the Proclamation of 1763, a lack of representation in Parliament, and the ___________ Act.
Stamp
What did the colonists protest?
British taxes
What did the colonists call the punishments passed by Britain after the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
Why did colonists protest the Stamp Act?
They felt it would ruin America.
Who spun cloth to protest British taxes?
The Daughters of Liberty
Who won the first battle at Lexington?
Britain
Common cry used by colonists to show their anger over taxes.
No taxation without representation.
Which event happened after Britain taxed the tea, a colonist hit a soldier with a stick, and a soldier fired into a crowd?
The Boston Massacre
What did Thomas Paine think that colonists should do?
part from Britain
To pay war debts.
Which group was created to quickly give colonists access to information about Britain's actions?
Committee pf Correspondence
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin helped write what?
The Declaration of Independence
The Sons of Liberty
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty
Which people were not given equal rights when the U.S. declared independence?
women, American Indians, African Americans