British Policies
This act sparked the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act?
Propaganda about this event aroused resistance to British authority.
What is the Boston Massacre?
During the Revolution, these were the people who sided with the rebels.
Who are the Patriots?
Congress voted yes to accept this document on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This man was chosen to lead the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This act, passed by Parliament, was a tax on trade.
What is the Sugar Act?
This event happened as a response to the Tea Act.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
During the Revolution, these were the people who sided with the British.
Who are the Loyalists?
These are rights the government cannot take away. The Declaration of Independence is based on them.
What is unalienable rights?
This man created a famous artwork depicting the Boston Massacre.
Who is Paul Revere?
Parliament passed this to raise money to help pay for the cost of defending the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act?
These acts were met with protest and led to the boycott of many British goods.
What is the Townshend acts?
This war led to Great Britain wanting to raise money, leading to multiple taxes on the colonies.
What is the French and Indian war?
This man composed the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
During the Boston Tea Party, colonists disguised themselves as these people.
Who are Native Americans?
A British decree passed by King George III that prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This man, along with four others, died in the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This is the date that congress voted yes and accepted the Declaration of Independence.
What is July 4th, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence provided a long list of these against the British king
What are grievances?