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Events Leading up to the Revolution Colonists work Together Colonists Declare Independence? Who Caused Change in the Colonies? Potpourri 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500

Events leading to Revolution - 100 Why did Britain tax the colonists?

Events Leading to Revolution - 100 Britain had a huge debt to pay from the French and Indian War and protecting colonies.

Events Leading to Revolution - 200 What did colonists do to show they did not like the new taxes from King George?

Events Leading to Revolution - 200 The Colonists protested and sent petitions to England.

Events Leading to Revolution - 300 What did the Stamp Act Congress do?

Events Leading to Revolution - 300 They wrote to parliament and got the Stamp Act repealed.

Events Leading to Revolution - 400 Why did Britain pass the Coercive Acts? Bonus!! What is another name for the coercive acts?

Events Leading to Revolution - 400 Parliament punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. They closed the port of Boston, forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers and put a British general in charge.

Events Leading to Revolution - 500 What did the Sons of Liberty do to protest the Stamp Act?

Events Leading to Revolution - 500 The Sons of Liberty protested by burning stamps and threatening tax collectors.

Colonists Work Together - 100 What group was formed to help spread information throughout the colonies?

Colonists Work Together - 100 Committees of Correspondence

Colonists Work Together - 200 Which group formed the Continental Army?

Colonists Work Together - 200 Second Continental Congress

Colonists Work Together - 300 What effect did the Committees of Correspondence have in the colonies?

Colonists Work Together - 300 It unified (brought together) colonists.

Colonists Work Together - 400 Where did colonists agree to stop trading with Britain, train militia and meet again in a year?

Colonists Work Together - 400 The First Continental Congress

Colonists Work Together - 500 When King George failed to respond to this letter, colonists felt the only thing they could do was declare independence.

Colonists Work Together - 500 The Olive Branch Petition

Independence - 100 This type of information is written to persuade people to change their way of thinking.

Independence - 100 Propaganda

Independence - 200 What did colonists risk by signing the Declaration of independence?

Independence - 200 Execution for Treason

Independence - 300 Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to argue that…

Independence - 300 People had the right to govern themselves.

Independence - 400 The Declaration of Independence explained why the colonists wanted freedom and…

Independence - 400 Gave them a reason to fight for independence.

Independence - 500 Why did Patriots feel their only choice was to declare independence from England?

Independence - 500 They did not have any representation in Parliament.

Change in the Colonies - 100 Who is famous for saying, “Give me liberty or give me death? ”

Change in the Colonies - 100 Patrick Henry

Change in the Colonies - 200 What experience did George Washington have that made him a good choice to lead the Continental Army?

Change in the Colonies - 200 Washington had fought for the British during the French and Indian War.

Change in the Colonies - 300 Why was Thomas Jefferson a good choice to lead the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

Change in the Colonies - 300 He was smart and a strong leader.

Change in the Colonies - 400 Who said, “Taxation without representation is tyranny? ”

Change in the Colonies - - 400 James Otis

Change in the Colonies - 500 Why do you think John Adams defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?

Change in the Colonies - 500 He wanted to make sure they got a fair trial

Potpourri - 100 True or False, Patriots believed that the colonies should be ruled by a king

Potpourri - 100 False

Potpourri - 200 What is an olive branch a symbol for ?

Potpourri - 200 Peace

Potpourri - 300 Why was Philadelphia selected as a site for the First Continental Congress?

Potpourri - 300 It was easy for all colonies to get to since it was in the middle of the 13 colonies.

Potpourri - 400 What does No Taxation Without Representation mean?

Potpourri - 400 The colonists did not feel it was fair to be taxed by Parliament when they had no representatives or say in the government.

Potpourri - 500 Why do you think King George thought the colonist should be subject to British laws?

Potpourri - 500 King George felt the colonists were English citizens and Britain was spending money to protect them.