| A | B |
|---|
| Boston Massacre | Colonists provoke soldiers; 8 dead; colonists start to turn. |
| Gaspee Incident | Colonists board naval ship, light on fire; British enraged. |
| Committees of Corr. | Warn neighbors about incidents with British |
| Tea Act | BEIC had monopoly on tea imports; costs colonist $$$ |
| Boston Tea Party | Sons of liberty raid ship; throw tea in harbor; British shut down harbor |
| Intolerable Acts (coercive) | Port Bill; Gov't Act, Quartering Act, Admin of Justice...Closer to war |
| Quebec Act | Set up boundary that settlers could not cross to settle west; Colonists mad |
| 1st Continental Congress | 55 delegates- how to respond to Acts |
| Shot Heard Round the World | Lexington and Concrod- 1st time armies fight; point of no return |
| Olive Branch Petition | Can we make peace? Sorry? |
| Common Sense | Pamphlet urging colonists to separate; T Paine |
| Declaration of Independence | List of why the King and Brits have wronged them- break up with England-war is coming |
| New National Symbols | Independence Hall, Liberty Bell; Flags, 1776 |
| John Locke | Social Contract- enlightenment thinker who inspired colonists. |
