Civics: Colonial Resistance

British act that taxed things colonies could not make themselves and allowed searching homes:

What were the Intolerable Acts?

How do colonists show their commitment to the Declaration of Independence?

Unalienable rights are those rights that are:

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

To protest Great Britain’s unfair treatment, American colonists:

Colonists protest against taxes on necessary goods and “taxation without representation.”

The Declaration of Independence:

Things the colonies could not make for themselves:

British act that forced colonists to let British troops live rent-free in their houses:

Mercenaries:

British act that forced colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all legal documents and publications:

Headed a 5-person committee to write the Declaration of Independence:

How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?

British act saying the colonies were dependent on the king and any colonial laws had no effect:

A raw material Great Britain wanted to get from the American colonies:

According to the Declaration of Independence, when should government be changed or altered?

What is mercantilism?

According to the Declaration of Independence, what 3 basic rights do all men have?

First battles for American independence: