Famous People
This Virginian was made Commander of the Continental Army.
This valley was wanted by France and Britain because of its strategic location.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This Act, passed by Parliament in 1764, mostly hurt merchants and shipping companies in the New England colonies.
What is the Sugar Act?
To force Britain to repeal the Stamp Act, colonists did these three things.
What are write letters, refuse to buy the taxed goods, and/or buy ANY British goods?
On this day in history, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
What is July 4, 1776?
This African-American poet had a book published and wrote about her experiences living in Boston.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
The Native Americans MOSTLY fought for this country.
This Act, passed in 1767, taxed glass, tea, paper, and paint.
What is the Townshend Acts?
This group of colonial men, were responsible for chasing tax collectors out of town and tarring and feathering them.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This order from King George III told colonists they could not live between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This friend of Patrick Henry called for a resolution to be independent from Britain.
Who was Richard Henry Lee?
In order to pay for the debt caused by the French and Indian War, Britain passed new taxes on who?
Who are the American colonists?
Passed in 1773, the Tea Tax allowed this company to have a monopoly on tea.
What is the East India Company?
During the Second Continental Congress, this official statement listing rights and grievances was approved.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Fought on June 17, 1775, this incorrectly named battle proved that the colonist could fight bravely and would not give up easily.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This leader of the Sons of Liberty is largely credited with planning the Boston Tea Party.
Outnumbered at this fort, George Washington and his troops lost a battle that became the start of the French and Indian War.
Quartering soldiers and closing the Boston Harbor were part of which Act?
What are the Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts?
This committee organized ways to spread information quickly through the Colonies.
Who are the Committees of Correspondence?
On March 5, 1770, this man was shot during the Boston Massacre. He became known as the first person to die for America's fight for freedom.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
The Treaty of Paris gave Britain control of these three areas due to winning the French and Indian War.
What are most of Canada, all French lands east of the Mississippi River, and Spanish Florida?
To punish the city of Boston, the Coercive Acts forced this colony's legislature to stop meeting.
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony?
After declaring independence from Britain, this became the new way to govern the Colonies.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Fought in April of 1775, this battle between Minutemen and the British Army is known as the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?