Vocabulary
What is the refusal to buy or handle goods as punishment or protest?
Boycott
Another name for the Loyalists were:
A. Rebels
B. Patriots
C. Sons of Liberty
D. Redcoats
D. Redcoats
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What were the EFFECTS of the Revolution? (2)
a. A new nation is born
b. America has to figure out how to govern itself
c. Some people were neutral which caused families to divide.
d. The king closed the ports of Boston to punish the colonists.
A and B
What is another word for freedom?
Liberty
Another name for the Patriots were:
A. Loyalists
B. Tories
C. Sons of Liberty
D. The King’s friends
C. Sons of Liberty
Why was the declaration significant in US history?
a. the colonists protested the British tax
b. the 13 colonies wanted to tell the king that they wanted independence
c. the sons of liberty planned the boston tea party
d. the colonists had no representation in the british parliament
Which TWO did NOT lead to the American Revolution?
A. Sugar Act
B. Quartering Act
C. Plymouth Colony
D. Indian Act
E. Boston Massacre
C and D
What is having someone speak for you and support your beliefs/opinions?
Representation
Who were colonists that still supported the British king and government?
Loyalists
What are the names of the three parts of the declaration of independence?
preamble, grievances, conclusion
Explain what happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Patriots dressed as Indians and threw crates of tea into the Boston harbor as protest to the tax on tea.
What is an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair (a written problem)?
grievance
Who were colonists that wanted to be free from British rule?
Patriots
What was the point of the grievances and who were they written to?
They were meant to tell George III what he was doing that they felt were unfair.
Where did most Loyalists go AFTER the american revolution?
back to england
what are groups of people who are on the same side in a battle or conflict?
ally
Who decided to have a "tea party" in protest to the many taxes?
Patriots
What day, month, and year was the declaration adopted (confirmed and official)?
July 4, 1776
What was the RESULT of the American revolution?
the colonists (patriots) won and gained their independence to be a free country.