Vocabulary
A colonist who wanted American independence
Patriot
chosen to command the Continental Army
George Washington
gave the British East India Company nearly total control of the market for tea
Tea Act
“the shot heard ‘round the world” - it was the first battle of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard into the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
Wanted to remain loyal to Britain and opposed the war of independence
Loyalist
the first colonist killed by the British in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
taxed almost all printed materials such as newspapers, will, playing cards, etc
Stamp Act
The American patriots were defeated at this battle, but proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army
Battle of Bunker Hill
rode with William Dawes to Lexington to spread the word that the British were coming
Paul Revere
Stop buying goods in protest
boycott
Is famous for saying, “Give me liberty or give me death”
Patrick Henry
lowered the tax on molasses the colonists imported
Sugar Act
Britain was in debt largely because of this war
French and Indian War
Many colonists believed that if fighting with the British were to break out, it would happen here
New England
an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
Committee of correspondence
led the Green Mountain Boys and captured the British Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
taxed imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper
Townshend Acts
This petition assured the king that the colonists wanted peace. It asked the king to protect the colonists’ rights
Olive Branch Petition
The king hired more than 30,000 of these German troops, to fight alongside British troops.
Hessians
Citizen soldiers who boasted they could be ready at a moment’s notice
Minutemen
helped start the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
laws meant to punish colonists for resisting British authority
Coercive Acts / Intolerable Acts
This proclamation prohibited the colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains on Native American land
Proclamation of 1763
president of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock