World History- The American Revolution

Tending to keep a firm hold on something

What did the Parliament’s power included? that indirectly influenced the monarch’s ministers.

Who told their representatives at the Continental Congress to vote for independence?

What led to an ever-increasing middle class?

France controlled Canada as well as the 13 colonies on the eastern coast of what is now the United States.

the colonies organized the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in September 1774.

Who was the british spokesman?

The act required certain printed materials, such as legal documents and newspapers.

Paine strongly believed in the rights of people to govern their own affairs and to separate from the rule of a monarch.

Why did the British leaders wanted to get new colonial revenues from the colonies?

Where was Thomas Paine born?

What did the Parliament imposed on the colonies In 1765?

Which power did the colonists guarded themselves against?

The Glorious Revolution in 1688 resulted in a document called__________.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Formally declare one’s abandonment of

Unalienable: unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor

Fighting finally erupted between colonists and the British army in April 1755 in Lexington and Concord,Massachusetts

What does the term British refers to? .

Who did Common Sense influence?

Who served as the 13 colonies commander in chief?

William Pitt the Elder became the head of cabinet in 1757.

William Pitt the Elder expanded the British Empire by acquiring Canada and India in the 7 year War.

In attempting to strengthen its hold on its empire, Great Britain had actually _________.

When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

How many copies did Common Sense sold?

A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

The monarch of Great Britain and Parliament shared power.

in January 1776 Thomas Paine published a persuasive pamphlet called Common Sense.

When did the United Kingdom of Great Britain came into existence?

The monarch chose ministers, who were responsible to the Crown.

In 1794 a new dynasty was established when the last Stuart ruler Queen Anne, died without an heir.

Both England and Irish operated with their own distint governments while sharing the same monarch.