Lead-Up
Conflict that lasted nine years, fought around the world, and saw Britain defeat France in North America
The French and Indian War/ The Seven Years' War
Passed in response to the Stamp Act Congress and the repeal of the Stamp Act; stated that Parliament had the undisputed right to tax the British colonies.
Declaratory Act
Boston Tea Party (1773)
A group of citizens who are given limited training to fight in the military in case of an emergency.
militia
Formed in 1775, this assembly consisted of representatives from all of the colonies and acted as the governing body of the colonies until the end of the war.
The Second Continental Congress (1775-1783)
Act of King George III that sought to limit colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763/Proclamation Line of 1763
Quartering Act (1765)
A meeting of political leaders in the colonies. It was held in response to the colonists anger at British policies, especially the Intolerable Acts. Representatives from all 13 colonies except Georgia were in attendance.
First Continental Congress
British general and royal governor of Massachusetts during the Battle of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill.
Thomas Gage
Commander and Chief of the newly formed Continental Army
Gen. George Washington
'No taxation without representation'
The Tea Act (1773)
Patriot group held protests, signed petitions, and printed newspaper articles to gain support for their cause. They held demonstrations, such as the hanging of an effigy of a tax collector, and sometimes used violent means against British officials.
Sons of Liberty
The shot heard 'round the world
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The turning point of the Revolutionary War
The Battle of Saratoga (1777)
An act of Parliament that sought to raise revenue by taxing paper products in the colonies
The Stamp Act (1765)
This act of Parliament closed down the port of Boston in punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts (1774)
A conflict between British soldiers and colonists which led to five colonists being killed in Boston in the Spring of 1770.
The Boston Massacre
He rode along with Paul Revere to warn the countryside of an impending British attack
William Dawes
German soldiers fighting on behalf of Great Britain
Colonial assembly formed in response to the Stamp Act
The Stamp Act Congress (1765)
Taxed paper, lead, paint, glass and tea. It established British courts to enforce taxes in the colonies.
Townshend Acts (1767)
Groups set up in all 13 American colonies in the early 1770s. The purpose of these groups was to share information and to cooperate, mainly on issues related to British taxation and colonial protests against the taxes.
Committees of Correspondence
British attack outside of Boston that ended with victory, but at a heavy cost of life.
Bunker Hill
Yorktown