Important People
This patriot is famous for his midnight ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming.
Paul Revere
This famous protest in Boston led to the destruction of British tea.
Boston Tea Party
The city where the First Continental Congress met to discuss how to respond to Britain.
Philadelphia
Colonists dumped this beverage into the harbor to protest British taxes.
tea
"No taxation without ______!"
representation
This founding father helped organize the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party.
Samuel Adams
The first military engagements of the American Revolution occurred here on April 19, 1775.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This colonial capital of Virginia was a center of political discussion and resistance to British rule.
Williamsburg
Americans who opposed British policies and fought for their freedoms and liberties called themselves this.
Patriots
This famous quote, “Give me liberty or give me death,” was said by this patriot.
Patrick Henry
This man was a printer, inventor, and diplomat who played a major role in uniting the colonies.
Benjamin Franklin
This tax on paper goods angered many colonists and led to protests.
The Stamp Act
These were the locations of the first battles of the American Revolution.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This form of painful and public humiliation was used against tax collectors and loyalists during protests.
tar and feathering
These colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice.
Minutemen
This lawyer defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre but later became a strong advocate for American independence.
John Adams
This event on March 5, 1770, led to the death of five colonists and heightened tensions between Britain and the colonies.
The Boston Massacre
This location saw a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and colonists in 1770.
Boston
This type of shop, run by tradesmen like Benjamin Franklin, was vital for spreading news.
print shop
What promise did Dunmore's Proclamation make?
Freedom for slaves who ran away and joined the British.
This outspoken patriot is known for saying, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
Who fired the 'Shot Heard Round the World'?
Nobody knows!
This is were Benjamin Franklin was during the Boston Tea Party.
London
British soldiers were often called this because of their uniforms.
Redcoats
This is the town the British marched to in order to seize colonial weapons stored there.
Concord