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1. The _________________ united representatives from the colonies to address their concerns and eventually declare independence from Britain.
1st Continental Congress
2. The ___________ were a series of laws passed by Britain to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
3. The __________ organized acts of protest, such as the Boston Tea Party, to oppose unfair British policies.
Sons of Liberty
4. The __________ were colonists who supported independence from British rule during the American Revolution.
Patriots
5. The colonists organized a __________ of British goods as a form of protest against the Stamp Act.
Boycott
6. The phrase ______________ became a rallying cry for American colonists who opposed British taxation policies without a political voice.
No taxation without representation
7. Many of the colonists' __________ against British rule were outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
Grievances
7. Many of the colonists' __________ against British rule were outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
Loyalists
9. Colonial __________ were civilian soldiers who prepared to fight during emergencies, including the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Militia
10. Some colonists turned to __________ to avoid paying taxes on imported goods like sugar and tea.
Smuggling
11. What was the outcomes of the 7 Year War?
English won
12. Why were the British soldiers marching towards Concord and Lexington?
Take away weapons from the colonists
13. Why did Spain and France help the colonists?
14. Whose writings led to the idea of independence from the English?
Thomas Paine
15. What was the point of writing the Declaration of Independence?
To state grievances against the King
16. What is the outcome for treason that the Founding Fathers and colonists faced?
Death
17. At the beginning of the war, the British sent in 25,000 troops to take on the colonists...what was the result of that?
British won the battle
18. The French and Indian War aka 7 Years War - how did this event lead to the troubles between the English and the colonists?
While Britain emerged victorious and gained significant land, including Canada and the Ohio Valley, the war left Britain deeply in debt, prompting new taxes on the American colonies to recover financial losses.
19. The Proclamation of 1763 - why did the English king make this law?
Issued by Britain following the French and Indian War to prevent conflicts between colonists and Native Americans by restricting settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
20. Sugar, Stamp, Quartering, Intolerable, Tea Acts: pick ONE of the Acts and describe what it was and the impact it had on the colonists...
The Act did __________________
Colonists protested the act, arguing that it was an example of "taxation without representation" since they had no elected representatives in Parliament.
21. The Boston Massacre - how was this event viewed by the colonists?
When the British soldiers fired into the crowd, the incident became a rallying point for colonial resistance, symbolizing British oppression and injustice.
22. The Boston Tea Party - why did the colonists target tea?
This act of defiance symbolized colonial resistance to British taxation and policies, galvanizing public support for the revolutionary cause.