Social Studies Chapter 5 Spirit of Independence

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Lexington and Concord

"The shot heard 'round the world" refers to the actions of the minutemen at this battle

Loyalists

Colonists that did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion

Patriots

Colonists who wanted to fight the British for American independence

John Adams

George Washington was chosen the commander of the Continental Army upon the recommendation of _______

Ethan Allen

He led the Green Mountain Boys

Patrick Henry

He persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act

Thomas Paine

He wrote Common Sense

William Prescott

Patriot leader

Benjamin Franklin

Ran the first post office established by the Second Continental Congress

Appalachian Mountains

The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonist from moving west of this

source of funds

The king and Parliament viewed the American colonists as a ______________

Thomas Jefferson

The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence

Sugar Act

TheBritish government tried to stop smuggling with this act

Declaratory Act

This act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonists "in all cases"

Stamp Act

This act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies

George II

Who refused to receive the Olive Branch Petition

East India Company

benefited from the Tea Act

Captain John Parker

leader of the minutemen

writs of assistance

legal document permitting searches

Samuel Adams

made propaganda posters

Samuel Adams

organized the Sons of Liberty

Patrick Henry

persuaded the burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act

introduction

preamble

Intolerable Acts

prevented supplies from being shipped to Boston

Richard Henry Lee

proposed that the colonists be free

Paul Revere

shouted "the regulars are out"

Stamp Act

taxed printed material

committees of correspondence

united protesters opposed to British rule

Crispus Attucks

victim of the Boston Massacre

Ralph Waldo Emerson

writer of "The Concord Hymn"


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