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Lesson 1-Tighter British Control
VocabularyKing George III-The King of England
Quartering Act-a law that stated a British soldier could live in your house and eat
your food
Revenue-income/how much money you make
Sugar Act-a tax placed on sugar, molasses and other products from England
Tyranny-when one ruler or king has all of the power/no one else can make
decisions
Stamp Act-a law that made a lot of products carry an official stamp on it to show
that a tax had been paid
Patrick Henry-a man who wanted the taxing to stop
Boycott-when people will not buy a product or support something
Sons of Liberty-a group of colonists who met in secret to discuss the laws that
Britain was making
Section NotesAfter the French and Indian War the relationship between the colonists and
Britain grew worse.
Britain created new laws that the colonists didn’t like but were supposed to
follow.
King George III of England made a law that said a British soldier could stay
at any colonist’s house and they had to give the soldier food.
Another law, The Stamp Act, said that most products used must have a
stamp on it to show that a tax had been paid.
The colonists were angry because Britain made all the rules and the
colonists had no say in what rules or taxes were passed into laws.
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They protested the Stamp Act and didn’t buy British goods.
Some people met in secret to talk about the problems.
Britain finally stopped the Stamp Act.
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Lesson 2-Colonial Resistance Grows
VocabularyCrispus Attucks-the first person killed during the Boston Massacre
Townshend Acts-a number of laws created to make money for England
Writs of Assistance-a search warrant-when British soldiers could come into your
house looking for illegal goods
Samuel Adams-an American colonists/Patriot and leader of the Sons of Liberty/he
wanted the colonists to resist British control
Boston Massacre-the name of a fight between some colonists and British soldiers
in Boston
John Adams-a lawyer and colonists who defended the British soldiers accused of
killing people during the Boston Massacre
Committee of Correspondence-groups of people who exchanged letters talking
about what was going on in the colonies
Boston Tea Party-a group of men dressed up as Native Americans dumped boxes
of tea into Boston Harbor.
Section NotesEngland passed the Townshend Act that taxed certain items
Colonists again boycotted those goods.
Boston Massacre
o 1768-1,000 British soldiers came to Boston
o On March 5, 1770 a fight broke out between soldiers and
dockworkers
The Tea Act
o England passed a law to tax tea which the colonists loved to drink.
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o People protested the new Tea Act.
o A group of men dumped chests of tea into the water in Boston.
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Lesson 3-The Road to Lexington and Concord
VocabularyMilitia-a group of local people who defended their homes and communities
Minutemen-men trained to be ready to fight British soldiers
Intolerable Acts-a series of laws passed by Britain that were very strict
First Continental Congress-a meeting of men from all of the colonies except
Georgia/they talked about not trading with Britain and begin training troops to
fight Britain
Paul Revere-a silversmith from Boston who rode his horse through the night to
warn people that the British soldiers were coming
Lexington and Concord-where the first battles of the American Revolution were
Loyalist-a colonist who wanted to stay loyal to Britain
Patriot-a colonist who wanted to be free from Britain
Section NotesIntolerable Acts
o Britain was so mad at the Massachusetts colony that it created laws
to punish the people there.
o They closed the Port of Boston until all the tea was paid for
o Made a man from Britain the Governor of Massachusetts
First Continental Congress
o In September 1774 men from every colony except Georgia met in
Philadelphia to talk about trading with Britain and training troops
Both the colonists and Britain had spies that tried to find out what the
other side was going to do.
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Paul Revere rode through the night to warn towns that British soldiers were
coming.
The first battles of the American Revolution were fought in Lexington and
Concord, both in Massachusetts.
The colonists formed two groups, the Loyalists and the Patriots
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Lesson 4 Declaring Independence
VocabularyEthan Allen-led a group of men who took over Fort Ticonderoga
Second Continental Congress-men who met in Philadelphia and agreed to form
the Continental Army
Continental Army-the army of American patriots led by George Washington
Benedict Arnold-an American soldier who did switch sides and fought for the
British
Declaration of Independence-a piece of paper signed by many Patriots that stated
we were free from British rule
Thomas Jefferson-wrote the Declaration of Independence
Section NotesMay 10, 1775 American Patriots attacked Fort Ticonderoga in New York
were British soldiers were sleeping.
The Second Continental Congress met again in Philadelphia. They agreed to
create the Continental Army with George Washington as general.
The Battles of Bunker Hill
o Militiamen and British soldiers fought at Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill
in Massachusetts.
o The British won the battle but lost a lot of their soldiers.
Some colonists wanted peace so they sent a petition to King George III of
England asking him to bring peace back between the British and the
colonies. King George said “no”.
George Washington had to train troops.
The British finally leave Boston.
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In May of 1776 the Continental congress decided that each of the 13
colonies would create its own government and rules.
Men were assigned to write a Declaration of Independence.
July 4, 1776 we adopted the Declaration of Independence.