Samuel Adams
organized the Committee of Correspondence in Boston and helped plan the Boston Tea Party
John Dickenson
head of the committee for the Articles of Confederation
Thomas Jefferson
main author of the Declaration of Independence
Richard Henry Lee
called for the resolution at the Second Continental Congress for independence from Britain
George Washington
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
France and Britain both claimed the same land in North America. This was a major cause of the _____.
French and Indian War
Which battles marked the beginnings of the American Revolution?
the battles at Lexington and Concord
This Virginian was elected to the House of Burgesses in 1765 and on March 23, 1775 made a persuasive speech that included the words, "Give me liberty or give me death!
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere, besides being the horseman who warned the countryside that the British were coming, was a silversmith who did a painting that he titled "The Bloody Massacre." He lived in which colonial city?
Boston
Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breeds Hill) so important?
It proved to the British that the colonists would not be easy to defeat.
The FIRST plan of government for the United States was called _____.
The Articles of Confederation
When did congress vote to adopt the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
Which document states that people are responsible for starting a government and the government gets the power to rule from the agreement and decisions of the people?
The Declaration of Independence, 1776
Which group of people met to decide how to respond to British policies and actions, such as the Coercive Acts. It sent a petition to the king stating the colonists' rights, agreed to stop most trade with Britain, and asked the colonies to form militias.
The First Continental Congress
Name at least 7 things that the colonists did to protest British Imperial policies.
-boycott British goods
-wove their own cloth
-chased British tax collectors (sometimes tarred and feathered them)
-formed Committees of Correspondence
-organized protests
-sent petitions to Parliament
-formed militias
delegates
representatives
Parliament
the lawmaking branch of the British government
proclamation
public announcement
representation
voice in government
treason
working against ones own government
congress
a formal meeting of representatives
boycott
refusing to buy British goods
Imperial Policies
laws and orders issued by the king and Parliament
Commander in Chief
leader of all the military forces
Preamble
the first section of the Declaration of Independence
The British government passed new tax laws because _____.
they needed to pay for the French and Indian War
Many colonists protested taxes placed on British goods by _____.
boycotting British goods
The effect that the Articles of Confederation had on the new nation was _____
the states were held together during the Revolutionary Was
Which group of people helped spread informetion quickly, helping the colonists fight British rule?
Committee of Correspondende
Lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were set aside for Native Americans. Many colonists ignored the new law and settled, hunted there, and tried to push the Native Americans out. What is the name of the law?
The Proclamation of 1763
Why was the Declaration of Independence written the way it was?
to tell the King that the colonists not only had grievances, but they also felt the only way they could resolve the problem was to split with England