Britain's law-making group; also made laws for the colonies

This law forbids colonists from moving west into Native lands after the French and Indian War

This law passed by Parliament helped pay for Britain's war debt after the French and Indian War?

This law taxed paper products.  In protest, the colonists boycotted British goods and the law was later repealed (cancelled)

This law put taxes on paint, paper, tea, glass, and other supplies.  It also allowed British officials to search colonists' homes for smuggled goods by issuing "writs of assistance"

A tax on imported goods.

A law passed by the British that raised money by taxing newspapers and documents in the colonies.

This law, passed by Parliament, allowed the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies, angering colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party.

(Also called the Intolerable Acts), these harsh laws were used as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

This group of delegates held meetings to respond to the harsh Intolerable Acts.  They decided that colonists should boycott British goods and held discussions on what to do about their relationship with England.

At their meeting, the leaders of this group send the "Olive Branch" petition asking King George III for peace.  They finally assigned Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.

This document, written in 1776m was written to announce the separation of America from Britain because England/Britain was taking away the colonists' rights.

This quote reflected the colonists' belief that they should not be taxed because they had no direct representatives in Parliament.

This word means to refuse to buy goods or use services

This word means to cancel a law

This law was passed in 1766 after the repeal of the Stamp Act; stated that Parliament had authority over the colonies "in all cases whatsoever"

This law, part of the Intolerable Acts, required colonists to feed and shelter British troops

This war was fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. 

A person appointed or elected to represent  others

This was the author of the pamphlet "Common Sense," which urged colonists to rebel against the king.

This part of the Intolerable Acts closed the Boston Harbor until the colonies paid for the tea that was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.

He wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson used this Enlightenment thinker's ideas when writing the Declaration of Independence?

This part of the Intolerable Acts made town meetings illegal and limited freedom of speech.

Those who wanted independence were called:

The colonists responded to the Stamp Act by.,..

One purpose of the First Continental Congress was...

Which of the following was NOT a tax?

Which law allowed the court of each colony the power to issue "writs of assistance"; general warrants that could be issued to British officers and used to search private property for smuggled goods.

Who was the King of England during the American Revolution who is often blamed for the disagreements between Britain and the colonies?