Pre-American Revolution: The Colonies

Leader who abuses their power and is unjust, a government that unjustly uses its power. King George III is an example.

The British Act required local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing & food.

What were the first battles of the American Revolution?

To take back a law or to cancel is called a what?

To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source; it can be organized by many people as a protest.

A confrontation in 1770, in which British soldiers shot & killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.

It was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on paper in the British colonies of America.

The main disagreement of the colonist that caused the most issues prior the American Revolution was what?

 Purposely misleading info to persuade people for your cause or leaving information out.

A treaty is a document between nations to agree on peaceful terms (like ending a war).

A colonist who opposed the King of England is called what?

Were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party to punish Massachusetts.

A tax on a good is an act and duty is a law.

A small makeshift army made up of regular citizens trained to fight is called what?

The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

What holiday to we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence of 1776?

To discontinue to use a law and/or order is to retain.

The colonials government body that makes laws & collects taxes is called what?

Person/group that has power to give orders or to make decisions is called what?

A colonist who supported the king of England was called what?

Monopoly is having no or little control of a business with competition from other producers.

Killing of a “large” number of innocent people is called a what?

Was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts where tea was dumped in Boston harbor.

Express strong opposition/disapproval of something in the form of a public peaceful demonstration.

The French & Indian War (7 Year War) pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France & Natives.

To make people agree with opinion or your side is called what?

What colonist city was the capital of the new United States?

Were a string of laws that passed in 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain that related to the higher taxes.

The area of land that the war between New France and the British Colonies was about?

The lawmaking body in British government is called what?

Something that is unpleasant, unbearable or annoying; the last straw; no longer able to put up with it.

An armed citizen in the Revolutionary War pledged to be ready to fight for the American cause at a minute's notice are?

What founding father & future president wrote the Declaration of Independence?

The act of ignoring, stopping or interfering with a person's basic rights is called what?

It forbade all settlement west of along the Appalachian Mountains, which was designated as an Indian Reservation.

Because of the French & Indian War, Proclamation Act, Quartering Act, Boston Tea Party & Massacre what occurs?

A person who goes against authority or government is a rebel.

The problem & issue after the French & Indian War was that Britain was hugely in debit; therefore it raised taxes.

What holiday to we celebrate because of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776?

Founding Father John Adams & future president was the lawyer who represented the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre

Person/group (friend) that joins others (country) for a common purpose, such as war.

A secret group of aggressive patriots founded by Samuel Adams are known as who?

The Boston Massacre is a perfect example of what?