Acts
Required colonists to provide food, drink, and housing to British soldiers stationed in their towns or villages.
What is the Quartering Act
Was chosen to lead the new American army and became the very first U.S. president
Who was George Washington
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
This act taxed sugar and molasses, and was strictly enforced
What is The Sugar Act
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who said "give me liberty or give me death"
Who was Patrick Henry
Warned the minutemen the British were coming
Who was Paul Revere
Taxed anything on paper (newspapers, documents, playing cards)
What is The Stamp Act
Because of this event, Britain passed the Coercive/Intolerable acts
What is The Boston Tea Party
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
The founder of the Sons of Liberty
Who was Samuel Adams
Taxed tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper that the colonies imported. Also established the use of Writs of Assistance
What is The Townshend Act
The King of England
King George III
Free black man killed at the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
This act was a punishment for Boston, Massachusetts and a warning to other colonies.
What is The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
tax on paper goods
What is The Stamp Act
This man defended the British soldiers accused of murder for the Boston Massacre
Who was John Adams
Poet who wrote about Patriot causes, formerly enslaved
Who was Phyllis Wheatley?