T
Lexington and Concord MA
similar language, dissolve political ties with Great Britain, writers pledge their lives, fortunes and honor, allegiance to God not the King
Coastal plains and Tidewater
Continental Congress
Government corruption, over taxation, taxation without representation, economic oppression
a better quality of life, land, religious freedom
constitution
Colonists could not live west of the Appalachian Mountains
unable to be taken away
militia
lives, fortunes, honor
Deadly riot on King Street in Boston on March 5, 1779. Nine British soldiers shot 5 people of of a large crowd who were verbally abusive and throwing missiles
government by the people
taxation without representation, government corruption, oppression, lack of freedom/rights
middle colonies
Regulator Movement
Loyalist
Patriot
Preamble, to list the goals of the Supreme Law of the land
minutemen
A secret organization of American colonists formed initially to protest the Stamp Act. Members of the group took the motto "no taxation without representation". Instigators who took an extreme form of civil disobedience
tax imposed on every printed paper. Helped the British fund the defense of the American frontier
Set up spy networks, used new war tactics, relied on sharp shooters to destroy leadership in British companies, trained citizen soldiers (minutemen), negotiated with French for help during the war, formed committees of self governance, secret societies
Patriots, prison, smallpox
What did the Proclamation of 1763 declare?
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
What was the Stamp Act?
Three reasons immigrants migrated to the NC Colony
Name for the introduction to the US Constitution. What is the purpose?
T or F: Most backcountry residents were Patriots
Name the movement started by NC backcountry residents
citizen soldiers
Name for organized New England colonial militia trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies
Define popular sovereignty
Region in the colonies where immigrants traveled from to settle in the NC Colony
What was the Boston Massacre?
Location of 2 cities where the first Revolutionary War battles were fought
Name for a person who favored independence from Great Britain
Name for a person who favored allegiance to King George III (20%of colonists)
A set of rules with procedures for governing
What does unalienable mean?
Fill in the blank. Many __________ died on __________ships. The _________virus also killed many troops.
List 3 reasons for rebellion in the 13 Original Colonies
How did colonists cooperate and collaborate to fight the British?
Mecklenburg Resolves writers pledged these three things
Convention of delegates united to govern the 13 original colonies
Earliest regions of settlement in the NC colony. Center of government, trade and wealth
List 3 similarities between the Mecklenburg Resolves (May 20, 1775 and the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776)
List 3 reasons for the Regulator Movement
