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Vocabulary
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The Declaration of Independence
People
100
This word means to refuse to buy
Boycott
100
This happened when the colonists disguised themselves as Mohawks
The Boston Tea Party
100
The first part of the Declaration describes
What kind of government the 13 colonies want
100
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
200
This word means to tax
Tariff
200
When British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists
The Boston Massacre
200
The 2nd part of the Declaration describes
That the 13 colonies want to break free from Britain
200
This man was the leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
300
This was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
300
This was the first shot of the revolution
The 'Shot Heard Round the World'
300
The 3rd part of the Declaration states that
The 13 colonies are now their own country-The United States of America
300
This man was the King of Britain during the Revolution
King George III
400
This act placed a tax on all paper goods
The Stamp Act
400
This was created so that news could travel faster
The Committee of Correspondence
400
This is the date that the Declaration was signed
July 4, 1776
400
These people supported the British in the Revolution
Loyalists
500
This word means volunteer armies
Militia
500
This act placed a tax on all imported goods
The Townshend Acts
500
the 1st part of the Declaration states that
"People have the right to live, be free, and seek happiness"
500
These people opposed British Rule
Patriots