Chapter 5 Causes of the American Revolution

What battle proved to the British that defeating the Americans would not be easy?

England began taxing the American colonists in order to help pay off

What group did the colonies organize to fight the British?

Who was the colonial militia leader at Lexington.

German mercenaries who fought alongside the British were called _______.

The Act that actually lowered the cost of molasses was the ______ Act.

The Act by Parliament declaring that they have the right to tax the colonies was the ________ Act.

Paul Revere's engraving of what event led to more intense anti-British feelings?

Who was chosen as commander of the Continental Army?

How many colonists were killed at the Boston "Massacre"?

Goods being imported into the colonies were taxed by the __________ Act.

Who led a failed attack on Quebec early in the war?

What event was seen as a dramatic act of defiance against Parliament and the new taxes?

Parliament tried unsuccessfully to isolate Boston from the rest of the colonies through the ___ Acts.

The leader of the Green Mountain Boys who helped capture Ft. Ticonderoga was

Writs of assistance are similar to modern day

George Washington was driven from __________ by the British in the summer of 1776.

Mr. Baker is not not not not not not not not not not the greatest superhero of all time!

Which Act taxed colonists without their consent?

What did the colonists send to the King in a final bid to avoid all out war?

Besides Paul Revere, who also warned that "the British are coming!"?

Who said that "blows must decide" who would rule America?

The author of the Declaration of Independence was _______.

Cannons captured at _____________ were used to force the British to evacuate Boston.

Colonists sometimes burned _____________ in protest of British taxes.

The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence was ________ .

Which Act gave the East India Company an advantage over colonial merchants.