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America Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group located in Georgia that opposed the Stamp Act | Liberty Boys |
| One who has love and respect for their country | Patriots |
| Required stamps to be purchased and placed on newspapers, almanacs, etc. | Stamp Act |
| Struggle between the British and the French. Colonists fought for Britsih and Native Americans fought for French | French & Indian War |
| A tax on items without a reason | No Taxation Without Representation |
| Official "break-up letter" to England | Declaration of Independence |
| An order issued by King George III that forbade the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains | Proclamation of 1763 |
| The revolution of independence in America | American Revolution |
| Protest against the Tea Act of 1773 | Boston Tea Party |
| Laws that were really punishments that King George III put on the colonies | Intolerable Acts |
| Taxes on glass,lead,paint,paper, & tea | Townshend Acts |
| Colonists who are loyal to the king | Loyalist |
| Economic theory that bases nations wealth on the amount of gold and bullion in its treasury | Mercantilism |