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He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This 1764 law taxed sugar and molasses to help Britain pay off war debts.
What is the Sugar Act?
This treaty ended the French and Indian War and gave Britain control of Canada.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763?
This war between Britain and France led to massive debt—and new taxes on the colonies.
What is the French & Indian war?
This 1763 British decree banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, fueling tension toward the Crown.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This person gave the famous "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech.
Who is Patrick Henry?
This law required colonists to house and supply British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
This group of colonial leaders first met in 1774 to coordinate resistance against British policies.
What is the Continental Congress?
In 1773, colonists protested a tea tax by dumping crates into this harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists used this form of protest to avoid buying British goods.
What is boycott?
This person was the founder of the Sons of Liberty.
Who is Samuel Adams?
This 1765 law taxed paper goods like newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This 1776 document formally declared the colonies’ independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
In 1770, British soldiers killed five colonists in this deadly protest incident.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Colonists used this type of persuasive messaging to turn public opinion against British rule.
What is propaganda?
This person wrote the "Join or Die" political cartoon.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This 1773 law gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
What is the Tea Act?
This global conflict, lasting from 1756 to 1763, included the French and Indian War in North America.
What is the Seven Years’ War?
This former British Sea Captain was known as the "Father of the Navy."
Who is John Paul Jones?
These harsh laws were passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts?
This 1763 Native American uprising challenged British control after the French and Indian War.
What is Pontiac’s War?
The Declaration of Independence listed these complaints as a type of persuasive messaging against the king.
What is a grievance?