Famous People
This Patriot is known for his midnight ride alerting the minutemen that "The British are Coming"
Who is Paul Revere
Colonist dresses as Mohawks and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor?
What is "The Boston Tea Party"
This Act was passed to punish the people of Boston and Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Nations that have joined together for a common purpose
Allies
He was appointed by the Continental Congress to be the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and later became the first president of the USA
Who is George Washington?
Announcement by King George that said colonist could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
What is "The Proclamation of 1763"?
This act placed a tax on a popular warm beverage
What is the Tea act
A formal agreement between 2 countries
What is a treaty?
This British Royalty figure viewed the colonies as a way of funding the Country he ruled over?
Who is King George?
Started as a snowball fight and ended with 5 dead colonist
What is the Boston Massacre?
Placed a tax on foreign(non-British) sugar
What is the Sugar Act?
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became a president of our country?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Delegates of the colonies get together to discuss problems with England and send a letter to King George?
What is the First Continental Congress?
Placed a tax on all printed material
What is the Stamp Act?
The author of Common Sense, a paper which explained problems between colonies and opined that it was common sense for the colonies to separate from England?
Who is Thomas Paine?
Last ditch effort to make peace with England, which was ultimately ignored by King George
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
named for a person this act placed a tax on tea, glass, and paper
What is the Townshend Act?