front 1 the law-making part of the British government | back 1 Parliament |
front 2 What were the main reasons colonists were upset with the King and Parliament? | back 2 unfair laws and taxes |
front 3 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | back 3 Thomas Jeffereson |
front 4 The colonists sent delegates to meet at the First________________ | back 4 Continental Congress |
front 5 The American Indians signed an agreement that they would stay ________ and not take sides. | back 5 neutral |
front 6 Who had a strong navy and helped the colonists win the American Revolution? | back 6 the French |
front 7 Those colonists who supported becoming independent were called | back 7 Patriots |
front 8 Those colonists that were still loyal to the Great Britain were called | back 8 Loyalists |
front 9 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 | back 9 minutemen |
front 10 a person chosen by a larger group to represent the group | back 10 delegate |
front 11 money paid to the government | back 11 tax |
front 12 Who led the Continental Army in Virginia and later became the first American President? | back 12 George Washington |
front 13 What was it called when the colonists decided to not buy the stamps during the Stamp Act? | back 13 boycott |
front 14 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 ________________ | back 14 Boston Tea Party |
front 15 After six years of fighting, the colonists were able to defeat the British and they signed the __________________________________ making America a free country. | back 15 Treaty of Paris |