Overthrowing a government in order to get a new one
Revolution
A revolution in North America against Great Britain (1765-1776)
American Revolution
Document declaring the US its own country
Declaration of Independence
Choosing to not use or buy something as a way to protest
Boycott
A conflict between France and Great Britain over the Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
A person who supports/fights for their country
Patriot
A law that forced colonists to pay for paper
Stamp Act
A riot where British Soldiers shot and killed angry colonists
Boston Massacre
Colonist act of protest in which they hurled tea into a harbor
Boston Tea Party
Series of laws passed by Britain to punish colonists for protesting
Intolerable Acts
Colonists that remained loyal to Great Britain
Loyalists
The first president and leader of Revolution forces
George Washington
Government run by a king or queen
Monarchy
