PMS - Causes of The American Revolution Study Guide

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Revenue

raised money

Writs of Assistance

legal permission to search homes

Effigy

life-size rag figures representing hated tax collector

Boycott

refuse to buy or use products

Repealed

officially cancel

Propaganda

Information used to influence the opinion of colonists

Committee of Correspondence

A group that wanted to help pass laws against Parliament

Minuteman

Patriot soldiers ready to fight at a moment's notice

Patriot

Colonists who want to become independent

Loyalist

Colonists who want to remain friends/loyal to the King/Britain

Proclamation of 1763

colonists were not allowed to move past the Appalachian Mountains.

Stamp Act

a law that taxed all printed material in the colonies.

Sugar Act

lowered tax on a molasses in an effort to stop smuggling

Townshend Acts

tax on imported goods. Such as tea,lead,glass, paints, paper

Declaratory Act

gave Britain the right to tax colonists and make decisions for colonies

Intolerable/Coercive Acts

Intended to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Closed Boston Harbor.

Boston Massacre

5 colonists were shot by British soldiers. Used as propaganda to convince colonists that action was needed

Boston Tea Party

342 chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor. As a result, Britain passed the intolerable acts.

First Continental Congress

Wrote a statement detailing complaints. Voted to boycott British goods

Paul Revere's Ride

Paul Revere warned colonists that the British were coming.

Lexington and Concord

The first battle of the American Revolution. Eight minutemen were killed at Lexington. The British destroyed supplies at Concord. Minutemen fired on the British as they retreated to Boston.

Bunker Hill

Minutemen lost the ground after suffering heavy casualties upon British troops. Seen as moral victory.

Olive Branch Petition

Formal request sent to King George to remove all taxation. King George would not read it.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Used to unite colonists and called for complete independence from England.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

July 4, 1776

What were the 4 Major part of the Declaration of Independence? (PLEASE READ THE ANSWER THROUGHLY)

· Preamble
- Explains why the Continental Congress drew up the Declaration

· Declaration of Natural Rights
- Lists the rights of the citizens (Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness)

· List of Grievances
- Complaints against the British government

· Resolution of Independence
- Declares that the colonies are "Free and Independent States"