Acts
What was the tax on paper goods?
Stamp Act
The conflict or war over land where the British defeated France
French and Indian War
The leader of England
King George III
The 1st battle of the Revolutionary War.
"The Shot Heard Around The World"
Lexington and Concord
Group of rebels that went against the British government
Sons of Liberty
What was the act that required colonists to house British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Spilling tea into the Harbor
Boston Tea Party
If you were fighting for independence from England you were considered a
Patriot
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys snuck up on the British in the middle of the night to capture this famous New York fort
Fort Ticonderoga
The majority of Native Americans died as a result of this when Europeans began settling in the New World
Disease
The Tea Act
The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in the death of 5 colonists
The Boston Massacre
Colonists who remained loyal to King George and the British Government
Loyalists
The British took control of this major city forcing colonists to retreat. The Colonists fought hard to regain the city
Boston
Benjamin Franklin
This was a tax passed by the British in 1764 to pay for the French and Indian War
The Sugar Act
The ________________ of ________ was issued by King George III and it prevented the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
1st leader of the Continental army
George Washington
At this battle, the Colonists defeated the British two times but ran out of ammo and could not defeat them when they attacked a third time
Bunker Hill
This name was a great lawyer who defended those stupid Redcoats after the Boston Massacre
John Adams
These acts (which came in a set of 3) were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
King George III ripped this up, and refused to even read it. Instead he declared the colonists rebels officially ending attempts of peacefully negotiations
Olive Branch Petition
This man had a famous midnight ride from Boston to Lexington to let the colonists know "The British Are Coming". He also drew the famous picture of the Boston Massacre
Paul Revere
The colonists thought they were defending Bunker Hill but read the map wrong and the Battle of Bunker Hill actually happened on this hill instead
Breeds Hill
Why did the British start taxing the colonist?
Pay back debt from the French and Indian War