Important People
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Proclamation of 1763
Prohibited colonists from setting west, past the Appalachian Mountains
The way Bostonians protested the Tea Act and destroyed the East India Tea Company
Boston Tea Party
General of the Continental Army
George Washington
Quartering Act
Required colonists to provide food and housing to British soldiers
American protests caused this tax to be overturned within a year.
Stamp Act
President of the 2nd Continental Congress, known for his oversized signature on the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
Stamp Act
Required a stamp for official documents. Colonists had to pay a tax on this stamp.
Popular book that made a clear case for independence (name the author too)
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The representative from Virginia who officially proposed independence to the 2nd Continental Congress
Richard Henry Lee
Response to Boston Tea Party - closed Boston Harbor, town meetings were banned, and the power of the royal governor increased.
Secret band of colonists who organized resistance against British act, forces, and tax collectors
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Leader of the British Empire
King George III
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre. 50 bonus point if you can name a victim.
5
Crispus Attucks
Group of colonists who wrote letters, pamphlets and editorials to promote the Patriot cause
Committees of Correspondence