| A | B |
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| England's reason for control | England desired to remain a world power |
| England imposed this tax. | The Stamp Act |
| The Stamp Act's purpose | to pay the cost of the French and Indian War |
| England's reason for taxation | to help finance the French and Indian War and to help maintain troops |
| Sources of colonial dissatisfaction | no representation in Congress |
| What did Colonists resent about the colonial governors. | The governors were very powerful. |
| What law hampered the colonies from moving west. | The Proclamation Act of 1763. |
| The Declaration of Independence | proclaimed independence from England |
| The ideas for the Declaration came from this man. | John Locke |
| John Locke believed | all people have natural rights |
| Natural Rights are | rights to life, liberty and property |
| Government's purpose | to protect the rights of people |
| Government's power is limited to | the specific powers the people give it |
| inalienable rights | rights that cannot be taken away |
| King George III | British King during the Revolutionary War |
| Lord Cornwallis | British general who surrendered at Yorktown |
| John Adams | Championed the cause of Independence |
| George Washington | Commander of the Continental Army |
| Thomas Jefferson | Major Author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Patrick Henry | Outspoken member of the House of Burgesses |
| Patrick Henry quote | '' Give me liberty or give me death." |
| Ben Franklin | Prominent member of the Continental Congress, helped frame the Declaration |
| Thomas Paine | author of Common Sense |
| Phyllis Wheatley | former slave , wrote poetry |
| Paul Revere | made a daring ride to warn colonists |
| Paul Revere said | " the British are coming." |
| Boston Massacre | Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers |
| Boston Tea Party | Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led Patriotsin throwing tea into Boston Harbor |
| The reason for the Boston Tea Party | to protest tea taxes |
| First Continental Congress | delegates from all the colonies met to discuss problems and promote independence |
