A group of people who settle in a distant land, but remain under the authority of their native country
Slavery, religious freedom, criminal conviction, and the chance to own land
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut
To take back or undo a law
Money paid to the government
Self-rule or freedom
To refuse to use/buy in protest of a policy
Rights that cannot be taken away
A forcible overthrow of a government
Cruel, oppressive, unfair government rule or leadership.
In the Revolutionary War, the group that defended the new country from Britain at any cost.
In the Revolutionary War, the group that stayed loyal to the leader, King George III.
A brutal killing of innocent people.
In this event, France fought England, France lost its North American land, and King George III angered colonists when he drew a line down the Appalachian Mountains that colonists were not allowed to cross.
This slogan represented that colonists had to give money to England, but didn't get to help make decisions or vote in Parliament
During this event, the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw shipments overboard into Boston Harbor.
This act forced colonists to pay a small fee for each piece of paper they purchased or used.
After reading this document, King George III called the colonists traitors and rejected their ideas.
The author of the Declaration of Independence (and the 3rd President!)
This is the section of the Declaration that explains why colonists wanted to separate from England.
In this section, colonists wrote out their complains about King George III and England
The date the Declaration was actually signed.
This famous phrase describes inalienable rights that all people have.
What is a colony?
What are reasons colonists came to North America?
What are the Southern colonies?
What are the Middle / Mid-Atlantic colonies?
What are the New England colonies?
What is to repeal?
What is a tax?
What is independence?
What is to boycott?
What are inalienable rights?
What is a revolution?
What is tyranny?
Who are Patriots?
Who are Loyalists?
What is a massacre?
What is the French and Indian War?
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
What is the Stamp Act?
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What is the Preamble?
What is the Grievances?
What is July 2nd, 1776?
What is "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?