People
A dockworker who was killed in the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
A tax on almost all printed material in the colonies
What is the Stamp Act?
Massachusetts fought on the "Commons"
What are the Battles of Lexington & Concord?
Colonists agree to boycott new English taxes on paper products and legal documents
What is the Stamp Act Congress?
To refuse to buy items to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms
What is a boycott?
British king during the American Revolution
Who is George III?
Law allowing the British East India Company sole control of the tea trade
What is the Tea Act?
First major battle of the war. Breed's Hill, June 17, 1775
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonists apologize for their behavior but ask for repeal of some of the acts.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Rag figure representing an unpopular individual
What is an effigy?
Commander in chief of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
Colonists must pay for the housing of British soldiers
What is the Quartering Act?
Native American reaction to continued Colonial expansion into their lands
What is Pontiac's War or Pontiac's Rebellion?
Declaration passed by the Second Continental Congress that declares independence
What is the Declaration of Independence?
American colonist who remained loyal to Britain
What is a Loyalist?
Rode to Lexington to warn that the British were coming
Who is Paul Revere?
Taxes on glass, paper, silk, lead and tea
What are the Townshend Acts?
1775, New York - Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold and the Green Mountain Boys lead the attack
What is the Battle at Fort Ticonderoga?
Colonists agree to boycott new English taxes on paper products
What is the Stamp Act Congress?
American colonist who favored American independence
What is a Patriot?
Author of Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine?
Series of acts designed to punish the Massachusetts Colony
What are the Coercive Acts?
British repulse Patriot assault on this Canadian city
What is the Battle of Quebec?
Resolution that urges the colonists to form militias to defend themselves
What are the Suffolk Resolves?
Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion
What is propaganda?