People
This is the harbor that had the tea from The Boston Tea Party dumped into it and was subsequently closed by the King of England.
What is Boston Harbor?
These acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party that included soldiers returning and closing Boston Harbor.
What were the Intolerable Acts
1770- This event that happened late at night in Boston resulted in the deaths of 5 people.
Boston Massacre
This is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4th , 1776?
This special militia group could be ready at a minute's notice
Who are minutemen
These are the battle sites where "The Shot Heard Around the World" was fired and marked the start of the American Revolution
What are Battles of Lexington & Concord?
1765- This is the act that put a tax on paper goods like letters, writing paper, playing cards, newspapers, calendars, legal documents, and more.
The Stamp Act
1773- This event was in protest against the Tea Act and resulted in the Intolerable Acts being put in place by the British.
Boston Tea Party
This battle was considered the turning point in the American Revolution.
What was the Battle of Saratoga
Who are Parliament
This was the battle fought on Breed's Hill that, although the colonists lost, showed they were a match for the British and serious about their independence.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
This act forced the Colonist to pay a tax on tea that could only be purchased from the East India Company
What was the Tea Act
This was an attack led by Native Americans against British settlers because they were settling on land past the Appalachian Mountains.
What was Pontiac's Rebellion
The Treaty of ____________, signed in ___________, officially ended the American Revolution.
What was the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783.
Organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party.
Samuel (Sam) Adams
1763- This was an order from King George III that the colonists couldn't settle in land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is The Proclamation of 1763?
1754- This war was fought between Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War
What was an unfair fight?
They boycotted British goods, they wove their own cloth, chased tax collectors out of town, petitioned, formed militias, and protested.
Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
1767- This act put a tax on many goods brought in from England such as glass, paper, tea, and paint.
The Townshend Acts
The First Continental Congress met to write a petition to the King in what year?
1774
Sam Adams, John Hancock, Concord