Road to Revolution #1
During the French and Indian War, what land were they fighting over?
Ohio River Valley
(1754) War between England and France
French and Indian War
Name of the Tax on Paper and printed goods in colonies
Stamp Act
To voice your disapproval of the government is called ________.
Protest
This Virginia man wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
After the French and Indian War, Britain faced a financial problem, what was it?
They went into debt
Money pay to government by citizens
tax
Colonists must shelter all british soldiers
Quartering Act
Colonial leaders first met in 1774 to discuss British actions at this meeting.
First Continental Congress
This was the first battle of the American Revolution, called “the shot heard ’round the world.”
Lexington and Concord
(1763) Boundary preventing colonists expansion west in the America’s
Proclamation Line
What was the name of the (1764) Tax on Sugar imported to colonies
Sugar Act
When the Sons of Liberty threw tea into the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
In 1770, British soldiers killed 5 colonists during this violent event in Boston.
Boston Massacre
Who did the Sons of Liberty dress up as before they threw British tea off the ships in Boston
Native Americans
(1763) Agreement ending the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris of 1763
To cancel or take away a law
repeal
A phrase the colonists used to protest British taxes. It meant they thought it was unfair to be taxed by Parliament when they had no representatives (no voice or vote) in the government.
taxation without representation
What was the "letter" that the colonist sent to the king to formally announce the separation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
Ms. Reed's Starbucks Order
Venti Iced White Mocha with blonde espresso and 1 pump of brown sugar
King of England during the Revolutionary War
King George III
When you owe money, it is called _____.
debt
Refusal to buy goods
boycott
Who was appointed Chief of the Army during the 2nd Continental Congress
George Washington
In 1773, colonists in South Carolina refused to destroy tea, instead locking it up in a warehouse.
What is the Charleston Tea Party?