Steps to the American Revolution

The __________ placed a tax on paper products, like newspapers.

What 2 effects did the Boston Tea Party have?

Who was in charge of writing the Declaration of Independence?

The  ______________ was when solders shot into a crowd and hurt 11 people. 5 died.

The day after April 18, 1775, the colonists went to fight the British . They fought the ______.

______________ are those that were ready to fight in a minute's notice.

On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode from farm to farm yelling "____________."

The leaders of the Continental Congress said __________ had a right to say what laws should be.

The Second Continental Congress met in _______________.

The colonists wanted  _____________ from Britain.

Many colonists believed after fighting with the British, it was time to _________ from Britain.

After the Boston Tea Party, _____________ punished the colonists by closing the harbor.

During the Boston Tea Party, colonists dressed up as  ______________.

The  _____________ was when colonists dumped tea into the harbor.

The American colonists were angry at the Britain about ____________.

Congress decided to write a document. What is a document? 

The Declaration of Independence was signed on _________. It is now an important holiday.

A group of leaders met in Philadelphia in 1774. This meeting was called the  __________.

The British troops were called  ______________.