The American Revolution

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What was the Great Awakening?

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This was a religious movement that became widespread in the American colonies in the 1730s. It caused people to question traditional authority.

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What was the French and Indian War?

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1754-1763-This war took place between the British and the French (who had made treaties with the Indians.)The British won all land east of the Mississippi, Florida and Canada leaving New Orleans and Louisiana to the French and Spain.

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What was the Boston Massacre?

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An incident in which British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing 5 people. The colonists used it as propaganda against the British government.

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What was the Boston Tea Party?

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A protest against the Tea Act in which a group of colonists boarded British ships and dumped more than 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

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What were the Intolerable Acts?

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laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. They included the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act.

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What was the Stamp Act?

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A law passed in 1765 by Parliament that raised tax money by requiring colonists to pay for an official stamp whenever they bought items like newspapers, licenses, and legal documents.

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What is the significance of the writing, Common Sense?

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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced many American Colonists of the need to break away from Britain. It made the king the enemy and united the colonists.

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Describe the idea of "Self-Government."

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The idea that people can make decisions on how their government should work

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Colonists who supported the Crown (British) were known as what?

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Loyalists

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The phrase "shot heard round the world" describes the beginning of the American Revolution in which city?

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Lexington