the law-making part of the British government
Parliament
What were the main reasons colonists were upset with the King and Parliament?
unfair laws and taxes
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jeffereson
The colonists sent delegates to meet at the First________________
Continental Congress
The American Indians signed an agreement that they would stay ________ and not take sides.
neutral
Who had a strong navy and helped the colonists win the American Revolution?
the French
Those colonists who supported becoming independent were called
Patriots
Those colonists that were still loyal to the Great Britain were called
Loyalists
Paul Revere and two other men had to ready at a minutes notice. They warned the colonists saying, "the British are coming". These men were called
minutemen
a person chosen by a larger group to represent the group
delegate
money paid to the government
tax
Who led the Continental Army in Virginia and later became the first American President?
George Washington
What was it called when the colonists decided to not buy the stamps during the Stamp Act?
boycott
Colonists dressed up as Native Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in response to the tax on tea. This was known as the ________________
Boston Tea Party
After six years of fighting, the colonists were able to defeat the British and they signed the __________________________________ making America a free country.
Treaty of Paris