Question | Answer |
king George lll | A british monarch |
quartering act | Was a cost saving measure that required the colonies to quarter or house british troops |
revenue | income |
sugar act | law put on sugar molasses and other products shipped to the colonies |
stamp act | this law required all legal documents to have a official stamp |
patrick Henry | a member of Virginias house of burgesses |
boycott | a refusal to buy |
sons of liberty | colonists formed the group to oppose british policies |
crispus attucks | a sailor thought was a hero of americas struggle for freedom |
Townshend | new yorkers that agreed to provide housing for the troops |
writs of assistance | enter homes or businesses to search for smuggled goods |
samuel adams | a leader of the sons of liberty |
boston massacre | soldiers began firing after a group of people were protesting soldiers killed five people |
john adams | a lawyer and cousin of samuel adams |
committee of correspondence | these groups exchanged letters on colonial affair |
boston tea party | me disguised as native Americans boarded three ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor |
militia | force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community |
minuteman | ready to act in a minute |
intolerable acts | parliament paced several laws to punish the Massachusetts colony |
first continental congress | delegates voted to ban all trade with Britain until the intolerable acts were repealed |
paul revere | went to alert the colonists the british colonists |
lexington and concord | first battle of the revolutionary war shot herd around the world |
loyalist | those who support the british |
patriot | those who sided with the rebels |
ethan allen | led this band of backwoodsmen known as the green mountain boys |
artillery | cannons and large guns |
second continental congress | they agreed to form the continental army |
continental army | delegates formed it |
benedict arnold | was an officer who played a role in the victory at fort Ticonderoga |
declaration of independence | written by thomas jefferson |
thomas jefferson | wrote the declaration |