Social studies final Flashcards
Define stamp act
required colonists to pay direct tax on variety of printed items
Define Samual Adams
founded the sons of liberty
Define Townshend Act
package of revenue laws imposing taxes on imports of glass,lead,paint,paper,and tea
Define Loyalists
those who opposed independence and stay loyal to the crown
define patriots
colonists who support independence
define common sense
pamphlet urging that the time had come for independence
define Olive Branch petition
urged king George the third to consider returning to the former harmony between Britain and the colonies
define committee of correspondence
network formed by colonies to communicate threats to American law
define martial law
military law
define Thomas Paine
wrote common sense
define intolerance act
series of measures that shut down Boston Harbor and authorized British commanders to house soldiers in private homes
British monarch at the time of colonial rebellion
it is King George
First instance of fighting between colonists and soldiers
the Boston massacre
First battle of the American revolution occured where
Lexington and concord
how do the colonists react to the intolerable acts
First colonists drew up a declaration of colonial rights
what 3 things did the second continental Congress do
1.create a continental army and George Washington as commander. 2.authorize printed money. 3. established a commit to deal with foreign nations
who did Thomas Jefferson draw inspiration from for the Declaration of independence
john locke
what was formed as a response to the stamp act
sons of liberty
what was the Boston massacre in response to
stationing of British soldiers in Boston
patriots made up how much of the population
half
what document did life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness come from
declaration of independence
