Geography
This mountain range marked the western boundary of colonial settlement.
Appalachian Mountains
This direct tax angered colonists with its requirement for stamps on paper goods.
Stamp Act 1765
This British monarch reigned during the American Revolution.
King George 3rd
This event in March of 1770 escalated tensions between colonists and British troops, where 7 colonists fell dead to British gun fire.
The Boston Massacre
This economic practice, common in colonial trade, lacked competition.
Monopoly
This city was a hotbed of revolutionary activity.
This tax targeted imported goods like tea, glass, and lead.
Townshend Acts
This British Prime Minister imposed taxes on the colonies.
Charles Townshend
This act of defiance involved dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
This company gained a monopoly on tea trade with the colonies.
British East India Tea Company
This law restricted colonial westward expansion.
The Proclamation of 1763
What percentage of tax on tea did the colonists pay?
3%
This fiery revolutionary led the Sons of Liberty.
Sam Adams
How did the British punish Boston after the Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
The 1st Continental Congress
a. Keep Boycotting English Goods
b. Have the colonies form militias
c. Meet again in a year if England did not change it ways
This city hosted both Continental Congresses.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Which war did these taxes aim to pay off?
The French and Indian War
Hugh White
This pair of battles marked the start of the American Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
What was the name of the meeting of delegates after the events in Lexington and Concord, and what were 2-4 actions (laws) they passed?
The 2nd Continental Congress
a. Created one main army, the Continental Army for the colonies
b. Named George Washington in charge of the Army
c. Decided to write a 'Declaration of Independence'
d. Give peace one more try by sending King George III an 'Olive Branch Petition'.
How many colonies were there in British North America?
13
This Act limited the places the colonists could import sugar from to British colonies in the Caribbean
The Sugar Act
He painted the events of the Boston Massacre as the 'Bloody Massacre'. Who is he?
Paul Revere
This bridge was the site of a significant colonial victory.
Concord
For many years, the colonists were left alone by England to make money before 1763. What was this policy of leaving the colonists alone called? (Two Words)
Salutary Neglect