| A | B |
|---|
| England's reason for control | England desired to remain a world power |
| Tax on printed items | The Stamp Act |
| The Stamp Act's purpose | to pay the cost of the French and Indian War |
| Reason why colonies hated taxes | No representation in Parliament |
| Colonists forbidden to move west of Appalachian Mountains | 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 |
| inalienable rights | rights that cannot be taken away |
| King George III | British King during the Revolutionary War |
| John Adams | Patriot in New England |
| 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 | British soldiers fire into angry mob of colonists |
| Boston Tea Party | Sons of Liberty throw tea into the Boston Harbor |
| The reason for the Boston Tea Party | to protest tea taxes |
| First Continental Congress | 12 of 13 colonies meet to discuss problems with Great Britain. choose to boycott trade with England |
| Quartering Act | Colonists forced to house and feed British soldiers |
| Intolerable Acts | British response to Boston Tea party. Close Boston harbor |
| Lexington and Concord | First Battle of the Revolution |
| A Tory | Sam's Dad |
| Townshend Act | indirect tax |
