The Acts
This law taxed almost all printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
On March 5, 1770 a fight broke out between colonists and British soldiers in this city.
What is Boston?
Militia members who are trained to be ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
Who are minutemen?
This person's name became synonymous with being a "traitor."
Who is Benedict Arnold?
The Second Continental Congress met in this city to draft and sign the Declaration of Independence.
What is Philadelphia?
In 1767, this act placed taxes on imported goods like glass, tea, and paper, which had to be paid before entering the colonies.
What is the Townshend Acts?
British soldiers killed this dockworker who was part Native American, part African on the night of the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
These two men were sent to warn Lexington and Concord that the British troops were coming.
Who are Paul Revere and William Dawes?
This famous general led the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This person was the president of the Continental Congress and is famous for being the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
British Parliament passed this act, claiming full authority over the colonies.
What is the Declaratory Act?
This group is responsible for dumping 342 chests of tea into the harbor in what became known as the Boston Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The events at this battle became known as the beginning of the American Revolution, and was later described by Ralph Waldo Emerson as the “shot heard ’round the world.”
What is the Battle of Concord?
This famous person drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date.
What is July 4, 1776?
This act lowered the tax on molasses to reduce smuggling, but it also gave British officers more power to search for and seize goods without a trial.
What is the Sugar Act?
In response to the Boston Tea Party, King George had Parliament pass these acts, which closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, and forced colonists to house British soldiers,
What is the Coercive Acts?
Benedict Arnold led 400 Connecticut militia to join Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys in capturing this fort.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
This famous person published Common Sense in 1776. His strong arguments convinced many Americans that it was time to break away from British rule.
Who is Thomas Paine?
The first part of the Declaration of Independence that serves as an introduction and explains why the document was written.
What is the Preamble?
The British East India Company was struggling, so Parliament passed this act to help it by giving the company control over tea sales in the colonies and lowering some taxes.
What is the Tea Act?
In 1772, Samuel Adams revived this committee, who circulated calls for immediate action against Britain.
What is the Boston Committee of Correspondence?
On June 17, 1775, colonial forces on Breed’s Hill fought off two British attacks before running out of ammunition and abandoning post, leading to what became known as this battle.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This famous person inspired others with powerful speeches urging unity and resistance, famously declaring that colonists should think of themselves not as separate colonies but as Americans.
Who is Patrick Henry?
While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was inspired to include this person's philosophies on government and independence.
Who is John Locke?