Causes
This act by put forth by the British forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain.
What was the Townshend Acts
This man won the support of many American colonists with his pamphlet "Common Sense."
Who was Thomas Paine?
King George III closed off this water way as a means of punishment to the colonists.
What is Boston Harbor
These are small groups of men who were trained to go into battle at a moment's notice?
What were militias or minutemen?
Paying for the cost of this event was the first reason the British needed tax money from the Colonists.
What was the French Indian War.
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
This nickname describes the British soldiers based on appearance.
What were Lobsterbacks or Redcoats
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place here
What is Breed's Hill
These colonists stayed true to their King.
What were the Loyalists.
This flamboyant man was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Hancock.
Britain punished Boston because of this incident.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
This man thought George Washington should lead the new American Army
Who was John Adams.
This is the state that submitted a formal proposal for Independence from Great Britain.
What is Virginia?
This somewhat mis-named event saw 5 colonists killed, including a man named Crispus Attucks.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This country provided important aid to the Americans including ships, commanders, and weapons.
What is France?
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson.
The final battle of the Revolution took place here.
What is Yorktown?
The name of the governing body of Great Britain.
What is Parliament?
This location saw Washington's troops camping out and nearly freezing and starving to death over a long hard winter.
What was Valley Forge?
Colonists forced to house British soldiers... Massachusetts being taken over by Thomas Gage of Britain, the closing of Boston's port... All were referred to as this.
What is the Intolerable Acts.
This was the English philosopher that proposed many of the ideas set forth in "Common Sense" and the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Locke?
The first battles of the Revolution took place at these two cities.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This group led by Samuel Adams and John Hancock led protests against the new taxes.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
In 1774, representatives from every colony except Georgia met at this gathering in Philadelphia.
What is the First Continental Congress.