People
Primary Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The first battles of the war took place in these two towns
Lexington and Concord
The author of common sense
Thomas Paine
This placed a tax on all printed materials
Stamp Act
This man from Virginia who would later become president had little formal education
George Washington
Member of the Sons of Liberty who created a portrait about the Boston Massacre
Paul Revere
This early battle was a moral victory for the colonists
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Value of Tea dumped into the harbor
$1 Million
This act required colonists to house British soldiers
Quartering act
As a result of this treaty ending the French and Indian War, France no longer had much of a presence in America
Treaty of Paris
Leader of the Continental Congress and the Continental Army; also fought for the British at one time
George Washington
The French and Indian War is also referred to as this
The Seven Years War
Colony that did not send a representative to the First Continental Congress
Georgia
These acts were passed after the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
This very early plan for government was NOT adopted by the colonies
Albany Plan of Union
This person signed the Declaration of Independence first and used a very large signature
John Hancock
This said that colonists could not settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
This country was a major ally of the Native Americans in the Seven Years War
France
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty reacted to taxes by doing what to British products
Boycott
Time when the colonists were free to rule themselves as Britain focused on other matters
Salutary Neglect
This person was the leader of the Green Mountain boys who conquered Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
Britain finally surrendered the war at this battle
Yorktown
This person had a speech in which he declared “Give me liberty or give me death.”
Patrick Henry
This early act said the colonists could only buy British goods and could sell only to the British
Navigation Acts
Strategic location in which most of the battles of the French and Indian War were fought
Ohio River Valley