American Revolution

Prohibited the settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

Freedom to make your own decisions.

To undo a law or a tax

A tax on goods brought into the country.

Colonial leaders met and decided to stop trading with Britain due to Coercive Acts(Intolerable)

He ruled the English colonies

Required colonists to pay a tax on any printed materials

A colonist who supported the British monarch and laws.

The part of the British government in which members make laws for the British people.

An organization founded to defend the colonists

Known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World."

This event put England into debt.

A refusal to buy goods or services

Acting or speaking on behalf of someone or something

A colonist against British rule.

The man who warned the colonists that the British were coming

An event where British soldiers killed 5 colonists

The effect of the Boston Tea Party, giving the colonists restrictions

If necessary, colonists were ordered to house British soldiers

Freedoms

A tax placed on all imported goods

Disguised as Indians, colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor

A sudden complete change of government

Letter written to the king telling him that they wanted freedom and that they could avoid a war

An official statement