A signed request made to an official person or organization

document signed on July 4, 1776 by colonists saying the colonies were independent and no longer British.

A group of Representatives who helped run the government in England.

To refuse to buy or use goods or services

To cancel

A Patriot Group lead by Sam Adams that planned the Boston Tea Party

a complaint

Rights that cannot be taken away by anyone

treaty signed after the Revolutionary War saying the United States was their own country and no longer part of Britain.

A group of representatives they met to discuss ways they might respond problems with British, to ask King to stop the Acts.

A loosely united group of governments working together.

An introduction, first part.

Author of the Declaration of Independence

I helped gain French Support for the American Independence

King of England

Patriot who made the daring midnight ride warning that the British were coming

Former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting independence

Commander of the Continental Army

I helped write the Declaration of Independence

Samuel Adams is the leader of this Rebellious patriotic group

A place used for storing weapons

weak system of government used by the United States for 10 years after the American Revolution

A loosely united group of governments working together.

An important meeting

economic condition in which more money is needed to buy goods and services than was needed earlier.

A law or set of laws

A form of government in which people elect representatives to govern the country.

attack on government arsenal by Massachusetts farmers. Showed the weakness of the US government.

Land that belongs to a national government but is not a state.

A system that gives each branch of government different powers so that each branch can watch over the authority.

carries out the laws. The President is the head of this branch.

the law making branch of the government. Congress is made up of this branch.

decide what laws mean and whether they have been followed. Supreme Court is made up of this branch.

Legislative, Judicial, and Executive.

an order from a leader to the citizens.

a sudden, great change, such as the overthrow of an established government.

a formal agreement among nations, states, or individuals to cooperate.

a colonist who was against British rule and supported the rebel cause in the American Colonies.

a person who supported the British government during the American Revolution.

The freedom of people to make their own laws.

Extra money added to the price of a good and/or service.

A group of Representatives who helped run the government in England.