Delegates from all conlonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Britain and to promote independence.

A tax that the British Parliament placed on leads, glass, paint, and tea.

Law passed by Parliament undermining Colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party.

Organizations that led protests, helped American soldiers, instated a boycott, and resisted the British.

England's legislative body

Law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspaper, etc.

American colonists who refused to respect the authority of England's government

Protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into the Boston harbor.

American colonists who remained loyal to England.

forced colonists to pay for dumped tea, close the port at Boston and imposed military rule over Massachusetts.

A war in North America between France and Britain.

Organizations that led protests, helped American soldiers, instated a boycott, and resisted the British.

Where did the American Revolution end?