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Who fought in the French and Indian War?

France, French settlers, and most Native Americans vs. England, English colonists and some Native Americans

What law raised the price of many items such as legal documents and newspapers?

The Stamp Act

Which law gave the British East India Company a monopoly (exclusive rights) to sell tea in the colonies?

The Tea Act

What laws were passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

The Intolerable Acts (the British named them the Coercive Acts)

What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

The French and Great Britain both claimed the lands of the Ohio River Valley

What did asking the colonists to “arm themselves” cause?

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Why were the colonists angry about paying taxes?

They had been ruling themselves in colonial assemblies – they had no voice in the British Parliament

What was the main point Thomas Jefferson as trying to make when he wrote “all men are created equal”?

That Kings and Queens are not any better than regular citizens

Who did Thomas Jefferson REALLY mean had “equal” status in America?

Wealthy white men

Why do Americans call the Fourth of July “Independence Day”?

It’s the day the Declaration of Independence was signed

Which battle, outside of Boston, Massachussetts, is often referred to as “the shot heard round the world” and demonstrated the importance of minutemen soldiers?

Lexington And Concord

Who won the French and Indian War?

The English and American colonists

Why were British soldiers marching to Concord, Massachusetts?

To destroy military supplies and capture suspected troublemakers from the Sons of Liberty

What revolutionary group was responsible for spreading news about the events in Boston by writing lots of letters and sending them to all the colonies?

Committees of Correspondence

Why is the Battle of Lexington and Concord nicknamed “the shot heard ‘round the world”?

Countries all over the world were paying attention to the colonies because no other country had fought for independence before

What happened AFTER the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

We DECLARED our Independence! (The Declaration of Independence was signed) *It didn’t actually make us independent – we had to fight a war

The first section of the Declaration of Independence was a list of grievances (complaints) against ____________________.

King George III

According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the absolute purpose of our government? .

To protect our rights

What is the definition of “unalienable rights”?

Rights that cannot be taken away because we were born with them

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are _____________, _____________ and the ___________ _______ _______________

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Protests, Petitions, and Boycotts caused __________________________________

Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act

Killed during the Boston Massacre; “the first to defy, the first to die”

Crispus Attucks

Which group was organized to fight back against the British government during the American Revolution?

The Sons and Daughters of Liberty

What do the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, and the Tea Act all have in common?

They are all causes of the American Revolution!

According to the Declaration of Independence, what should citizens do if the government isn’t doing its job?

Alter (change) or Abolish (get rid of) it