Regulator
a grassroots group of instigators who used an extreme form of civil disobedience to intimidate Loyalists
Patriot
tyranny
constitution
Minutemen
militia
lives, fortunes, honor
Lexington and Concord MA
True
Land, better life, religious freedom
Tax imposed on colonists that required a tax on every printed paper. Helped to fuel Great Britain's defense of the American frontier
This forbade colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains
Coastal Plains and Tidewater
intend to dissolve political ties with Great Britain, involve citizens engaging in democracy, both groups pledge lives, fortunes and honor, both state allegiance to God
Continental Congress
Unable to be taken away
House of Burgesses
Loyalist
Unfair taxation, taxation without representation, corrupt political leaders, violent acts, oppression
PA, Europe
4 Laws passed by Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. Intended to punish the colony of MA for destroying British tea and to show other American colonies what would happen to them if they disobeyed British policies
NY, NJ, PA, DE
Political corruption, unfair taxation, lack of economic opportunities for backcountry residents, tyranny
Mecklenburg
Name of 1st governing body in the colonies. Hint: Jamestown
Earliest regions of settlement in the NC colony (2 regions)
List 3 reasons for immigration to the NC colony
What was the Stamp Act?
What does unalienable mean?
Name for a person who favored allegiance to King George III
True or False: Most backcountry residents were Patriots
List 3 reasons for the Regulator Movement
Location of first Revolutionary battles
Name for cruel or oppressive government or rule
Writers of the Meck Resolves pledged these 3 things
What did the Proclamation of 1763 declare?
List 3 similarities between the Meck Resolves and the Dec of Independence
NC county which declared independence from King George III on May 20, 1775
Name of the Movement started by NC backcountry residents
List 3 reasons for rebellion in the 13 original colonies
Name for a person who favored independence from Great Britain
Name the Middle Colonies
Citizen soldiers
Convention of delegates united to govern the 13 colonies
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Name for militia who used guerilla style warfare against the British
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A set of rules or procedures for governing
Most NC immigrants came from this colony and this continent