Laws and Acts 2
People and Places 2
Continental Congresses
Key Terms and Concepts
SURPRISE!
100

Taxed newspapers, legal documents and other paper items.

What is the Stamp Act?

100

Member of the Sons of Liberty who is remembered for his signature on the Declaration of Independence.

Who is John Hancock?

100

Meeting city of both Continental Congresses.

What is Philadelphia?

100

When people express their displeasure to what someone has said or done in a nonviolent way.

What is protesting?

100

The Colonists gathered in the streets and let be known publicly that they agreed not to pay the tax on tea,  not to ____________, _______, _____ or used in the American Colonies.

What is let the tea be unloaded, stored, sold?

200

Act that caused King George III to first send troops to enforce his laws and payment of his taxes.

What is the Townsend Acts?

200

Elected the first Commander of the Continental Army.

Who was George Washington?

200

Colony that did not send a representative to the 1st Continental Congress.

What is Georgia?

200

Lee's resolution stated, " that these united colonies are and of right ought to be ______________ states."

What is free and independent?

200

The Stamp Act was enacted in order to help Great Britian pay off the debt they had from ____________.

What is French and Indian War?

300

Later called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists.

What are the Coercive Acts?

300

Wrote the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

300

At the meeting of the 2nd Continental Congress, the colony of _____________ sent their ideas on how to move forward in fighting for independence.

What is Virginia?

300

A _______ is a statement made by a person of authority that should be taken as seriously as a law or act, such as those made by King George and Lord Dunsmore on the Road to American Independence.

What is Proclamation?

300

______________ resulted in British soldiers being removed from the city of Boston for several years.

What is The Boston Massacre?

400

Stopped free elections for leaders, put British leaders in place of colonial leaders, and took away the _______________ Constitution.

What is Massachusetts?

400

Member of the Sons of Liberty who is believed to have been actively involved in the destruction of one million dollars in tea from China, and is celebrated by the city of Boston still today.

Who is Samuel Adams?

400

At the meeting of the 1st Continental Congress, the colony of ______________ sent their representatives with their plan on dealing with the British prior to the "Shot heard around the World."

What is Massachusetts?

400

A fighting force that is raised from the population of ordinary citizens.

What is militia?

400

July 4th is celebrated as the day the colonies _________________.

What is declared their independence to the world by officially adopting the Declaration of Independence?

500

The Quebec Act granted the ability to worhsip freely to French-Canadian _________ living in the area if of the colonies.

Who are Catholics?

500

Stated that "Government was a necessary evil."

Who was Thomas Paine?

500

In 1776, the members of the 2nd Continental Congress had to take a recess to return to their home colonies to discuss _____________________ . 

What is the change in the focus of the war to one for independence from Great Britain?

500

The act of providing accommodations or lodging, especially for soldiers.

What is quartering?

500

The Continental Association not only established deadlines for stopping imports and exports between the colonies and Great Britain, it stated that _________ would enforce the agreement.

What are local committees of inspection?