Early Life in the Colonies
True or False: The early British colonies were self-governed, meaning they elected their own assemblies with the power to pass laws, collect taxes, and decide how their money was spent
True
This line prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachians into territory inhabited by Indigenous tribes
Proclamation of 1763
Sons of Liberty emptied about 90,000 pounds of tea in response to the Tea Act in which event?
Boston Tea Party
A pamphlet written by patriot author Thomas Paine to convince the colonists to support becoming independent from Great Britain
Common Sense
True or False: Shots had been fired between the British and colonists prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence
True (at Lexington & Concord)
What were the two sides in the Seven Years' War? Identify the four (4) involved
British/Colonists versus French/Indigenous
This required colonists to buy stamps for all paper products (newspapers, wills, licenses, playing cards)
Stamp Act
Colonies sent food and money to Boston so that its citizens would not starve in response to...
The Intolerable Acts
A collection of newspaper articles published by anonymous English journalists to convince people to support freedom of expression and argue against political corruption and abuse of power in the British political system
Cato's Letters
Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of this document, which was composed to tell Great Britain that the colonies wanted to officially break free
The Declaration of Independence
What two (2) polarizing groups formed, displaying a divide among colonists?
Patriots and Loyalists
Great Britain wrote the ______________ to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party; colonists felt they were so harsh and united together in solidarity
Intolerable Acts
Collective refusal to purchase English products in response to the Townshend Acts
Boycott of British goods
A government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament, the rights of English subjects (including people in England and colonies), as well as further limited the power of the king written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689
English Bill of Rights
This was where the British officially surrendered after being surrounded by the Continental Army by land and the French blockade by sea
Battle of Yorktown
How did the French & Indian War (Seven Years' War) impact the colonies? Give two (2) reasons
1. Great Britain amassed huge debts so they decided to tax the colonies more
2. Colonists could not settle west of the Proclamation Line of 1763
This ordered the colonists to provide British troops with housing and supplies
Quartering Act
(No taxation without representation!) was in response to...
The Stamp Act
An agreement among individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists written by a group of English Pilgrims as they traveled to Massachusetts in 1620
Mayflower Compact
Before engaging in any further violence/conflict, delegates from the colonies met at the Second Continental Congress, where they drafted this document to end the quarrel peacefully? King George declined, believing the colonists were already in “open and avowed Rebellion”
The Olive Branch Petition
The economic policy England used to gain wealth by controlling trade and establishing colonies who made money for England by supplying raw materials for its industries
Mercantilism
Placed a duty, or tax, on certain goods the colonies imported from Great Britain, including popular items as glass, paint, paper, and tea
Townshend Acts
Colonists protested the Intolerable Acts, drafted a message to King George III, and established militias to take up arms in anticipation of conflict at the...
First Continental Congress
A government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility written by the English nobility in 1215
Magna Carta
This was the turning point of the Revolutionary War, as the Continental Army had a key victory and garnered the support of France and Spain against the British