Causes of the Revolution

The war fought by the American colonies to gain independence from Great Britain.

• American Revolution
• Ben Franklin
• American colonists
• Merchant

The financial burden incurred by a country as a result of a war.

• War debt
• Fur coats
• Repeal
• Parliament

A secret organization formed by American colonists to protest against British taxes and policies.

• Stamp Agents
• Boston Tea Party
• Conflict
• Sons of Liberty

To instill fear or create a sense of threat in someone.

• Conflict
• Fur coats
• Intimidate
• retaliate

A memorable phrase used in advertising or propaganda to convey a message or promote a cause.

• Repeal
• Slogan
• Tariff
• Ally

One of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a prominent figure in the American Revolution.

• Merchant
• Conflict
• Ben Franklin
• Repeal

An act passed by the British Parliament that imposed a tax on printed materials in the American colonies, leading to widespread opposition.

• Stamp Agents
• Quartering Act of 1765
• Stamp Act of 1765
• Proclaimation of 1763

An incident in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston, further escalating tensions between the colonies and Britain.

• retaliate
• Intimidate
• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre

The first military engagements of the American Revolution, where colonial militia clashed with British troops, marking the beginning of armed conflict.

• Continental Congress
• Quartering Act of 1765
• Skirmishes at Lexington and Concord
• Lower their own taxes

The document in which the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain, asserting their rights and grievances.

• Proclaimation of 1763
• Sons of Liberty
• Declaration of Independence
• Militia (Minutemen(