Taxes
This tax led to events like the Boston Tea Party and harsher punishments for Boston.
What is the Tea Act
This was the Battle that started the American Revolution
What is Lexington and Concord
He will become the leading General for the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
This document led to the American Colonies breaking away form Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence
This word means to refuse to buy or use certain goods as a form of protest
What is boycott
This act placed taxes on all paper products, including playing cards, dice, and wills
What is the Stamp Act
This war was fought between Britain and France and ultimately led to the colonies being taxed
What is the French and Indian War
This individual was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This document was the final plea to England before breaking away
What is the Olive Branch Petition
This word means ideas or information intentionally used to help or harm a cause
What is Propaganda
This tax was placed because Britain was trying to enforce its rule, limit French threats, and save money
What is the Quartering Act
This battle is known as the final battle of the American Revolution leading to Cornwallis surrendering here
What is the Battle of Yorktown
He was the President of the Second Continental Congress
Who is John Hancock
This document allowed for customs agents to search homes and ships for smuggled goods without a warrant
What is writs of assistance
This word means to have an individual provide an opportunity to be seen or heard in a government entity.
What is representation
The Intolerable Act also known as the Coercive Acts had four components what were they
1. Close the Boston ports
2. Increase the powers of the royal governor
3. Limit the Massachusetts legislator
4. Strengthen the Quartering Act
At the Battle of Saratoga this showed a failure to this plan
What is Burgoyne's Plan
He wrote the pamphlet Common Sense which urged the American colonists to seek independence.
Who is Thomas Paine
This document ended the American Revolution and required Great Britain to recognize the United States as a new nation
What is the Treaty of Paris
This word means a person who supported the idea of American independence
What is Patriot
This act placed taxes on tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint
What is the Townshend Acts
There were three components to Burgoyne's plan what were they?
1. Seize Albany and gain control of the Hudson River
2. Burgoyne would send troops south from Canada, and Colonel St. Leger would send troops east of Lake Ontario
3. General Howe would move up north the Hudson River and attack the Patriots at Albany
This man was forced to surrender at the Battle of Yorktown which led to the end of the war
Who is General Charles Cornwallis
This document was used to urge the American colonists to seek independence and is quoted in Hamilton's Schuyler Sisters
What is Common Sense
This term means someone who stayed loyal to the British empire during the American Revolution
What is a Loyalist