Taxes & Turmoil
When colonists protested "taxation without representation."
The Boston Tea Party
The leader of the Continental Army.
George Washington.
These early Revolutionary War battles began with the "shot heard round the world."
Lexington and Concord
A person who supported the cause of freedom.
A Patriot
This governing body united the 13 colonies.
The Continental Congress
When British troops fired into a crowd of colonists.
The Boston Massacre
They led the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in New York.
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold
This expensive war between the British and the French came before the Revolutionary War, and was fought around in places like the Colonies and India.
The French and Indian War
Volunteer soldiers who signed up to fight for their colony.
Militia
The city where the First Continental Congress met.
Philadelphia
These laws closed Boston Harbor and eliminated the Massachusetts charter.
The Coercive or Intolerable Acts
This Patriot, and future President, defended the British soldiers on trial after the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
This sneaky victory provided valuable cannons and artillery for the colonists to use against the British.
Fort Ticonderoga
Colonists' name for British soldiers.
Regulars or Redcoats
Despite defeat, this battle taught colonists they could stand up to the British.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The reason British troops were marching to Concord in April of 1775.
To seize colonial weapons and supplies.
Patriot who took credit for an engraving of the Boston Massacre, and helped turn colonial opinion against the British.
Paul Revere
This battle on the outskirts of Boston made the British say, "We won, but it wasn't really worth it."
A colonial militia group known for being ready at a moment's notice.
The Minutemen
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
The Sons of Liberty
He was a victim of the Boston Massacre, and the first colonist killed by the British in the American Revolution.
Crispus Attucks
Nickname for the group of soldiers led by Ethan Allen.
Green Mountain Boys
The real location of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Breed's Hill
British nickname for colonial soldiers who hid, took cover, and fired their weapons from behind rocks and trees.
Yankees
Before any Declarations, this was the primary purpose of the first Continental Congress.
Discuss how colonies should respond to British policies