Causes
This war causes the British to tax the colonies
The French and Indian war
Burned paper and goods as a way to protest
Sons of liberty
A person who lived in the colonies?
Colonists
1773
The Boston Tea Party
Commen Sense
Thomas Paine
What phrase did the colonists chant to the British?
“No Taxation, without Representation”
Went to France to get them to become an ally
Benjamin Franklin
To refuse to buy or use something as a form of protest
Boycott
1770
The Boston Massacre
How many delegates where at the second continental congress meeting?
65
Taxes on all paper
The stamp act of 1765
Warned the colonists that the British were coming
Paul revere
Money that people had to pay to the government
Taxes
1765
The Stamp Act
He signed the Declaration of Independence first.
John Hancock
British soldiers kill 5 colonist soldiers
The Boston massacre
The colonists general
George Washington
A big change in government or society
Revolution
1754-1763
French & Indian War
What page does The Declaration of Independence begins on?
Pg. 216
The final battle in the war
The Battle of Yorktiwn
The king of Britain
King George
Freedom from control by another country or government
Independence
July 4, 1776
The Declaration of Independence
Who wrote The Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson