Exclusive control over a service or product on the market.

First battle of the American Revolution

A series of 4 laws passed by the British to punish the colonists for The Boston Tea Party.

A patriot who helped warn colonists about British movements

British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American Revolution

an attempt by many people to overthrow an established government. They are usually violent.

an act passed by the British Parliament that created a monopoly on tea in the colonies and was unfair to American tea merchants. These acts caused the Boston Tea Party.

protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor

Who had the monopoly of selling tea in the colonies?

"The British are coming. The British are coming" Who warned the colonists that the British soldiers had arrived?

What was one of the reasons for tensions between the colonists and the British?

An introduction

Document declaring the colonies' freedom from Britain.

The Declaration of Independence was approved on

When the colonists said they were going to dissolve their political bands with Britain, they meant that they were going to ________ these bands.

The Declaration calls life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ________ rights.

The school's principal gave the _____ for students to wear hoodies.