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Prime Minister of Britain who sympathized with the colonists
Who is William Pitt the Elder
Chancellor of the Exchequer who proposed a new series of taxes on the colonists
A Mohawk Chief who helped the British during the war
Who is Samuel Adams?
Acts imposed by Charles Townshend to raise money for the English treasury
What is Townshend Acts?
Organized in the colonies to keep people informed and to publish American views abroah
What is Committee of Correspondence?
Famous Patriot known for the statement, "give me liberty or give me death"
Black Patriot soldier who became a revival preacher in New England
Who is Lemuel Haynes?
Commander of "the Green Mountain Boys", captured Fort Ticonderoga
Who is Ethan Allen?
Made it legal for British officials to quarter British soldiers in occupied buildings
What is Quartering Act?
Closed the Port of Boston to all commerce
What is Boston Port Bill?
Elected president of the 2nd Continental Congree
Who is John Hancock?
Commander of the Continental Army during the War for Independence
Who is George Washington?
Led the committee which drafted the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Acts imposed by Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party
What is Intolerable Acts?
Cancelled all colonial claims to western lands and made Catholicism the official religion of Quebec
What is Quebec Act?
Patriot spy captured and hung. Famous for saying, " I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country"
Who is Nathan Hale?
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is Charles Cornwallis?
Patriot general who defeated Burgoyne at Saratoga
Who is Horatio Gates?
Meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia in 1774
What is First Continental Congress?
The colonies recognized the authority of the king, but not Parliament
What is Deceleration and Resolves?
Mary Ludwig Hayes; helped Patriot soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth
Who is Molly Pitcher?
Jewish Patriot who financially contributed to the colonists
Who is Haym Solomon?
A Mohawk Chief who helped the British in the War for Independence
Who is Jospeh Brant?
Colonial militia who could "be ready in a minute" to fight the British
What is minutemen?
Organized by Ethan Allen; Captured Fort Ticonderoga
What is Green Mountain Boys?