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Early
Revolutionary
Colonial Law
& Taxes
Colonial
Rebellion
Revolutionary
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Battles & Decisions
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Vocab.
Placed a tax on almost all printed
materials in the colonies even playing
cards
Stamp Act
Lowered the tax on molasses but
allowed British officers to seize
goods from smugglers without going
to court
Sugar Act
Harsh laws intended to punish
the people of Massachusetts for
their resistance
(particularly in the Boston Tea Party)
Intolerable Acts
aka – the Coercive Acts
Although the British repealed the
Stamp Act, they passed this act on
the same day declaring that they
reserved the right to tax and make
decisions for the colonies “in all
cases”
Declaratory Acts
Tax levied against imported
goods, such as glass, tea, paper,
and lead.
Townshend Acts
Refusal to buy goods or services as an
attempt to show non-support for
company’s or group’s practices
Boycott
A skirmish that occurred in
Boston that Paul Revere used as
propaganda to fire-up the
patriotism within the colonists.
Boston Massacre
aka- Bloody Massacre
The shot heard ‘round the world
relates to the actions of armed
resistance among minutemen in
these Massachusetts's villages
Lexington & Concord
At the 2nd Continental Congress this
group was created to help fight the
British in a more organized manner.
The Continental Army
The delegates at the 2nd
Continental Congress expressed
the colonists desire for peace
with this symbolic document
Olive Branch Petition
Wrote a pamphlet called Common
Sense listing the reasons why
colonists should want to break all
governmental ties with Britain
Thomas Paine
This man persuaded the Virginia
House of Burgesses to take action
against the Stamp Act. Also
delivered the “Give me Liberty or
Give me Death” Speech.
Patrick Henry
Although he had some help, this
man is given credit for writing
the writing the Declaration of
Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This icon wrote letters to her
husband John suggesting increased
rights for women.
Abigail Adams
This icon’s effectiveness as coronel
in the French and Indian War made
him a unanimous choice as the
commander of the Revolutionary
War
George Washington
Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen and
the Green Mountain Boys seized this
British Fort on Lake Champlain in
New York.
Fort Ticonderoga
The battle in which Coronel
Prescott directs militiamen not to
shoot until they see “the white of
the Redcoats eyes” refers to this
battle
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Official document that informed
Britain that they no longer looked
out for the interests of their colonies
because they didn’t consider the
colonists natural rights.
Declaration of Independence
Colonists who did not consider the
unfair taxes a good reason for
rebellion
Loyalists
Colonists who wanted to fight for
American Independence from
England
Patriots
A British customs officer would
have to present this to colonists
in order to search their homes
A writ of assistance
Information designed to influence or
persuade opinion
Propoganda
organization that circulated
writings about colonist’s
grievances against Britain
Committees of Correspondence
To cancel, overturn, or take away
repeal
Rag dolls of figures often designed
to portray a person or group of
people
effigy