EduProtocols - American Revolution

An act by the British government that prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

The principle that the authority of a government should depend on the permission of the people

A law passed by Parliament in 1765 that taxed all letters, official documents, and paper in the colonies

A refusal to buy or use goods and services to protest a law or action

A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea party

A meeting between the colonies where they chose George Washington to lead the Continental Army and wrote the Declaration of Independence

Rights that are given at birth: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

The turning point during the American Revolutionary War; France became allies with America

Last major battle of the Revolution; Britain surrendered to America resulting in the Treaty of Paris

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince the colonists to declare independence from Britain