Vocabulary
a form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services
Boycott
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
First battle, but nobody knows who fired the first shot
Lexington
“We therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America”
Declaration Statement
What year did George Washington become president
1789
the british laws passed to punish all the people of boston after the Boston Tea Party; also called the Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
The midnight rider
Paul Revere
Very bloody battle, despite 1,000 British soldier killed or wounded, British eventually won
Bunker Hill
“a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”
Preamble
How old was Ben Franklin when he died
84
one of several British laws that required American colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers stationed in North America
Quartering Act
Refused to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Dickinson
Victory for the Colonists, without ever having to fire a shot
Fort Ticonderoga
“For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:”
List of Grievances
How long did it take to write the declaration of independence
17 days
the british law starting that only the East Indian company was allowed to sell tea to the American colonists
Tea Act
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Earlier war where the colonists fought with England against France
French and Indian War
“that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Statement of Rights
Who was the first man shot at the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
a legal document giving authorities the right to enter and search a home or business
Writs of Assistance
Was the first, and largest, signature on the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Five colonists killed and six injured after British soldiers were taunted
Boston Massacre
“That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved”
Declaration Statement
what year did the Revolutionary war end
1783