Key Terms
To stop buying something in order to make a point
What is BOYCOTT
A local army to be used in emergencies
Who is the MILITIA
Who were the 13 COLONIES
Who were the COLONISTS
Name one thing that came from the First Continental Congress
* Each colony had a militia
* The colonies started another boycott to trade with British
* Letter sent to King George III, stronger action if not treated better
*Mett again if king did not listen
To take action to show how strongly they disagreed
What is PROTEST
Officers from militia ready in a moment's notice
Who are the MINUTEMEN
Money owed to others
What is a DEBT
Group of men that participated in the Boston Tea Party, extra $100 if you name the man who led them
Who are the SONS of LIBERTY and SAMUEL ADAMS
Great Britain
Who is England and Scotland
REPRESENT
What is to speak for others
A struggle to replace one government with another
What is a REVOLUTION
The statement made by colonists when they felt they didn't have a say in taxes being placed on them
What is "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!"
He was a free black man and the first to die for the revolution
Who was CRISPUS ATTICKS
The amount of our national debt
What is 36.2 TRILLION
Money paid to the government
What is TAXES
British Government
What is PARLIAMENT
This was placed on newspapers, playing cards, and paper
What is the STAMP ACT
What is important about March 5, 1770
What is the date if the BOSTON MASSACRE
These people stayed true to the king
Who are the LOYALISTS
Too much to take
What is INTOLERABLE
Allowing one British company to rule the tea trade
What is the TEA ACT
Name 6 of the 13 colonies
What are Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, North and South Carolina, Virgina, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Georgia
Company that ruled the tea trade
Who is the BRITISH EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY
Big Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What was the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS