| A | B |
|---|
| Patriot | American; militia member; self-governing; boycott, petition, and use of violent actions |
| Loyalist | American; faithful to the King; against fighting British soldiers; rich |
| Allies | Common goal; support each other; partnership between nations |
| Militia | Small army; citizens; in time of emergency; by individual colony; volunteers provide their own supplies |
| Boycott | refuse to buy; organized; nonviolent; protest; to change something |
| Repeal | Cancel a law; government action; take back; requested for by citizens; done in response to boycotts/petitions |
| Why did people move to the American colonies? | cheap land, religious freedom, and economic opportunity |
| What can American colonists do that British citizens cannot? | govern themselves; pass laws and taxes; decide how tax revenue is spent |
| Due to population increase the American colonists want to move where? | West of the Appalachian Moutains |
| The land West of the Appalachians before the French and Indian War belonged to who? | France |
| Who's actions mark the start of the French and Indian War? | George Washington |
| The Treaty of Paris of 1763 | ended the French and Indian War and set new boundaries of land in North America |
| The Stamp Act | placed a tax on all paper items; required all paper goods to have a stamp |
| The Quartering Act | colonists are required to provide shelter, food, and supplies to the British soldiers |
| Leader of the Sons of Liberty | Samuel Adams |
| Townshend Acts | placed a tax on imported goods such as: glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea |
| British soldiers were in Boston at the time of the massacre for what reason? | family brewing tensions |
| The first man to die in the fight for freedom | Crispus Attucks |
| Why is the Tea Act passed? | to help the East India Company |
| The Tea Act | made British tea cheaper, but also created a monopoly |
| The Coercive Acts | passed in order to punish Boston for the "tea party" |
| What four things did the Coercive Acts do? | closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for; Massachusetts government was suspended; called for a stricter Quartering Act; required British soldiers to be tried in England for the Boston Massacre |
| Colony to call for and hold the First Continental Congress | Virginia |
| The First Continental Congress | decided when to meet again; that each colony would organize a militia; boycott of all British goods; sent a letter of complaints to George III |
| Why were the New England militia known as Minutemen? | they could be ready for battle in a minute's notice |
| The gun powder and weapons of the colonists was stored where? | Concord |
| Who rode with Paul Revere to alert the colonists the British were on their way? | William Dawes |
| Who shot first at the battle of Lexington? | Both sides claim it was the other |
| Were the colonists acting in self-defense at the battle of Concord? | No, the colonists blocked in the British from leaving |
| Most delegates at the 2nd Continental Congress want to be known as what? | British |
| How does the King respond to the Olive Branch Petition? | declares the colonies in a state of rebellion and strengthens the Royal Navy |
| What is the strongest argument the colonists have to justify their actions? | There is no representation in Parliament for them |
