Steps to Revolution #2

This patriot made a daring ride through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn colonists, militia, and Minutemen that British soldiers were approaching by sea.

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

• Phillis Wheatley

• Samuel Adams

What was this poster's meaning?

• The Colonies needed to be united
• Serpents can grow back together
• Colonies need to be independent
• Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this

This battle where the American Colonist won and was called "The shot heard 'round the world". 

• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown
• Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill

What did the Declaratory Act say?

• Children would have to serve in the military at age 18

• Britain has the authority to pass any laws they see fit on the colonies

• Britain's laws and Colonial Laws must be in agreement in order for them to go into effect

• Soldiers would be permitted to live in your house if the need arises

This act lowered the tax on molasses in order to stop colonial smuggling.

• The Townshend Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Coercive Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763

This act allowed England to make all decisions for the colonists and tax anything they wanted.

• The Declaratory Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

This law restricted colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Townshend Acts

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Declaratory Act

This act allowed British soldiers to live in colonial homes.

• The Quebec Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Declaratory Act

• The Quartering Act

This law placed a tax on all printed material in the colonies including wills, contracts, newspapers, and playing cards.

• The Declaratory Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Coercive Acts

These acts placed a tax only on imported goods like paper, glass, tea, and lead.

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Coercive Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• Writs of Assistance