French and Indian War
Following the French and Indian War, this 1763 proclamation by King George III forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation Act
Man who began the ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming to Concord.
Paul Revere
City that had a "tea party"
Boston
Act that put a tax on products such as molasses and candy.
Sugar Act
War that the British paid for by raising colonists' taxes
French and Indian War
This leader spearheaded a rebellion against the British in 1763 after the French and Indian War.
Pontiac
Man who said "Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
Places where colonial troops first fired on British troops.
Lexington and Concord
Act that required a tax on all written documents, making the colonists furious.
Stamp Act
Document that explains why the colonies had to separate from England.
Declaration of Independence
Man who proposed the first attempt to unite the American colonies.
Benjamin Franklin
Leader of the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts
Sam Adams
Place where George Washington and the colonial troops spent a miserable winter.
Valley Forge
Document that forbade English colonists from moving across the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Act of 1763
Slogan about taxes that influenced many colonists to rebel against Great Britain.
"No taxation without representation"
Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin for the common defense of the colonies.
Albany Plan of Union
The African-American colonist killed at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
Body of water crossed by Washington and his troops to attack the German mercenaries at Trenton.
Delaware River
Harsh laws passed to punish the people of Boston
Intolerable / Coercive Acts
Brutal punishment used by colonists against tax collectors and Loyalists
Tarring and Feathering
War that France and England fought in Europe at the same time as the French and Indian War.
Seven Years' War
Sam Adams and this man were to be arrested by the British in Lexington.
John Hancock
City where the Second Continental Congress met.
Law that required the colonists to provide barrack and supplies for British troops in America.
Quartering Act
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that influenced many people to favor the split with England
Common Sense