Road to the American Revolution

One of the four Coercive Acts was that ports of Boston were shut down until the wasted tea was paid for.

Who did NOT write the Declaration of Independence?

Lawyer who defended British soldiers and helped to write the Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Rights & Grievances said that only the colonies, not the King/Parliament, had the right to tax colonists

Stated that the Colonies were still loyal to the King and asked that the King call off hostilities

The ____ said that colonists had to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes.

A tariff is a tax placed on goods

The Stamp Act was the 1st direct tax placed on the Colonies

To stop smugglers in Rhode Island the British sent a ship that ran aground in a storm; 150 colonists burned it protest

9 colonies came together and wrote the Declaration of Rights and Grievances; colonial reaction to the Stamp Act.

This picture is an example of

proper court procedures are called

Which is NOT related to the Currency Act of 1764

The Sons of Liberty were rebel rousers willing to disrupt the peace in order to fight for revolution from England

Protest group started in Boston that organized meetings and demonstrations against British Taxes.

The first person killed in the Boston Massacre was

wrote a pamphlet against the Sugar Act and said"taxation without representation is tyranny!"

Wrote “Common Sense” propaganda pamphlet to promote the colonies separating from England; called the King a tyrant

Placed a tax on sugar, molassas, silk, and wine

women protesters (against the King’s rule) who wore patchwork dresses

Who did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?

Which TWO are true about the Committee of Correspondence?

Leader of the Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty members dressed as Native Americans & destroyed 342 chests of tea while over 1,000 people watched

The _____ was when King George forbade colonists from traveling west of the Appalachian Mts.

The most infamous break up letter in history stating that the colonies were officially separating from England