Famous People
British general who led the actions against Quebec
James Wolfe
regulated colonial trade with other colonies and with foreign nations
Navigations and Trade Acts
led Virginian forces and acted as an aide to the British in the War
George Washington
taxed the work of colonial businessmen, particularly lawyers and printers
Stamp Act
made a famous ride through the countryside of Massachusetts
Paul Revere
forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachians
Proclamation of 1763
urged protest against British actions in Massachusetts
Samuel Adams
a series of acts such as closing the port of Boston, designed to punish unruly Massachusetts
Intolerable Acts
Edward Braddock
alerted colonies of British threats and promoted opposition
Committee of Correspondence