APUSH Final Project Colonial America and American Revolution

Why did Great Britain start taxing the colonies

• Punishment for the colonies

• To protect the colonists

• To pay off their involvement in the French and Indian War

• To boost the colonies economy

What was Salutary Neglect

• Britain having little to no engagement with the colonies

• Britain enforcing acts on the colonies

• Britain and the colonies going into war

• The colonies wanting Great Britain to supervise them

What happened at the Boston Tea Party

• A party celebrating America's independence from Great Britain monarchy

• An act that enforced taxes on tea

• Colonists supporting Britain by only buying tea from them

• Colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped chests of tea in the Boston Harbor as a sign of protest

What was Paul Revere most known for

• Fighting in the War between the colonies and Great Britain

• Alerting the people in Boston on horseback that the British were coming

• Writing the Declaration of Independence for America

• Fighting off British troops

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• Bejamin Franklin

• John Adams

• George Washington

Why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord significant

• Britain defeated the colonies

• Lead up to American Revolutionary War

• First American victory

• Lead to the creation of the Declaration of Independence

Why was the Declaration of Independence important

• Repealed all acts

• Britian declared America as a free nation

• America's way of declaring they are an independent nation and severe ties from Great Britain

• Britain declared war on America

Who commanded America's troops during the Revolutionary War

• John Adams

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

What did the Stamp Act do in the colonies

• Add a tax to any legal document

• Add a tax on tea

• Add a tax on sugar

• Repeal a tax on legal documents

What was a famous slogan used by colonists

• The British are coming

• Freedom for the colonies

• No to taxes

• No Taxation without representation