People
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Tax on sugar, molasses and other goods shipped to the colonies
Sugar Act
To betray your country
Treason
The most rebellious city in the colonies
Boston
A war fought between England and France over land in North America
French and Indian War
Famous for his midnight ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming
Paul Revere
A law that required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes
Quartering Act
An objection or disapproval about something, often in a public setting
Protest
Where did the first and second Continental Congress meet?
Philadelpia
A riot in Boston that left 5 colonists dead
Boston Massacre
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
A law that required printed materials to have a stamp to show that a tax had been paid.
Stamp Act
Minute to Win it!
The law-making body in the British government
Parliament
Where did the first battles of the American Revolution take place?
Lexington and Concord
A protest where colonists boarded British ships in the harbor and dumped the cargo overboard.
Boston Tea Party
Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Minute to win it!
A law that said colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation Act
A group of volunteers who are trained to fight but not part of the regular army
Militia
What was the first major battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What document proclaimed that the American colonies were free from British rule?
Declaration of Independence
Minute to Win it!
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
A series of laws meant to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
A way for colonists to communicate and make plans regarding British policies
Committees of Correspondence
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George
One if by land or two if by sea....how many lanterns were hung in the bell tower of the North Church?
2