1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Early Influences PeopleEvents Complaints Against the King Potpourri

2. A representative form of government created by the early Romans

3. A Republic

4. The group of people who first developed the concept of Democracy

5. The Greeks

6. King John singed this document in 1215 which was the first step to limiting the power of the monarchy.

7. The Magna Carta

8. He believed that a government should consist of different parts to protect the abuse of power by one person or group.

9. Montesquieu

10. The author of Common Sense which influenced the support for the Revolution.

11. Thomas Paine

12. He was famous for his “midnight ride” to warn the colonists that the British were on their way to Concord.

13. Paul Revere

14. The King of England leading up to and during the American Revolution.

15. King George III

16. The author of the Declaration of Independence

17. Thomas Jefferson

18. He defended the British soldiers on trial after the Boston Massacre.

19. John Adams

20. He was a master propagandist and Son of Liberty who was wanted by the British.

21. Sam Adams

22. After this violent riot with British soldiers, 5 colonists lay dead.

23. Boston Massacre

24. After this war, the King of England and Parliament placed heavy taxes on the American Colonists to pay off the war debt.

25. French and Indian War

26. Because they were ready in a minute, early American colonial soldiers were called this.

27. Minutemen

28. The Battle of Lexington is often referred to as the:

29. Shot Heard Round the World

30. The British marched towards Concord, MA in search of this.

31. The Colonists’ stash of weapons

32. This was the first tax placed on the colonist on all paper products like newspapers, playing cards and letters.

33. The Stamp Act

34. This Act of Parliament forced American Colonists to house British troops.

35. The Quartering Act

36. In revolt of the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty staged this protest.

37. Boston Tea Party

38. This slogan was the battle cry against the taxes placed on the American Colonists.

39. No Taxation without Representation

40. The Act placed on the Colonists as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

41. Coercive/ Intolerable Acts

42. The name of the people who favored the American Revolution.

43. Patriots

44. The name of the people who were opposed to the American Revolution.

45. Loyalists

46. A nickname for the British soldiers.

47. Redcoats

48. The city in which the 1 st and 2 nd Continental Congresses met.

49. Philadelphia

50. The name of the line that prohibited the American Colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

51. Proclamation Line of 1763