Causes of the American Revolution

Term for colonists who were unhappy with the taxes and being ruled by Great Britain.

Which founding father defended the British soldiers at the Boston Massacre Trial?

Colonists were forbidden to settle west of this imaginary line into the Appalachian Mountains.

Violent event that highlighted the unhappiness in the colonies over taxes.

Group that formed to inform the colonies of British oppression in the hopes of uniting them.

Rally cry of the protest movement that explained how the colonists felt about taxes?

What city did most of the violence and protests take place pre-revolution?

Meeting in Philadelphia to discuss a response to the Intolerable Acts & unite the colonies..

Document that announced that the colonies were going to fight for independence from Britain.

Who was the King of England during this time?

Another name for British soldiers

Government that ran the war effort from Philadelphia was known as what?

Colonists who stayed loyal to Great Britain were known as what?

Common Sense and Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre are both forms of what?

Unfair taxes on the colonists were a result of this ...

Secret group that formed to protest the Stamp Act and helped to organize the Boston Tea Party.

What two countries fought each other in the French and Indian War?

Pamphlet by Thomas Paine that advocated for complete separation from Britain.

A protest that occurred in response to the Tea Act.