important people
Wealthy merchant who funded the Sons of Liberty and had the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
gathered 55 delegates to discuss taxes being place on colonists by parliament
1st Continental Congress
Lowered the tax of molasses and allowed British soldiers to seize smuggled goods: limited colonists' trade
Sugar Act
group of patriots that held protests against the Stamp Act and participated in the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
This ended with the Treaty of Paris which gave more land to the British crown
French and Indian War
Organized Sons of Liberty; helped with communication between Patriots
Samuel Adams
King forbade the colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountain range
Proclamation of 1763
tax on all printed material
Stamp Act
Crispus Attucks
court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
writs of assistance
Who said, "Give me Liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
Event near Boston, led by William Prescott, Americans lost because they ran out of ammunition, but fought the British hard
Battle of Bunker Hill
lowered tax on tea, but colonists could only buy from one company
Tea Act
formed in reaction to Townshend Act: group of women who boycotted British goods
Daughters of Liberty
Economic theory that made the British crown feel it was necessary to control trade in the colonies.
Mercantilism
recommended setting up an unified government within the colonies
John Adams
Colonial leaders gathered and worked together to send a letter to King George III declaring only colonial assemblies could tax colonists
Stamp Act Congress
tax on imported goods such as, glass, paper and tea.
Townshend Act
well respected leader from Pennsylvania: tried to help get the Stamp Act repealed
Ben Franklin
information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause- usually exaggerates information
Propaganda
lawyer who believed "No taxation without representation." Believed colonists should not have to follow laws created by Parliament
James Otis
Gathering in 1775 to write the Olive Branch Petition to King George III
2nd Continental Congress
Parliament's reaction to Boston Tea Party: banned town meetings, closed Boston Harbor, put soldiers in colonists homes
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
a peace treaty written to King George III: gave reasons why colonists' should have a say in their governing
Olive Branch
to refuse to buy items in order to protest certain actions
boycott