Enlightened Thinkers
Author of "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
This line, which followed along the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763, Proclamation Line, or Royal Proclamation.
The "Shot Heard Round the World" took place here, signifying the start of the Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
Commander and Chief of the Continental Army.
George Washington
This tax lowered the tax on molasses from 6 cents to 3 cents per gallon.
Sugar Act of 1764
Famous female thinker that advocated for the education of women.
Mary Wollstonecraft
The rallying cry of colonial rebels.
No taxation without representation.
General Cornwallis would be cornered by Colonial forces and the French fleet here, where he would ultimately surrender.
Yorktown
British Commander that was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga.
General John Bergoyne
This tax was implemented on all legal documents and eventually all paper products.
Stamp Act
Famously said “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.” Pushing for freedom of speech and religion.
Voltaire
Taxes were a cause, however it was a crackdown on this practice that prompted anger.
Smuggling
This battle saw wave after wave of British troops killed moving up hill, yet they still won because the Colonists ran out of supplies.
The Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
Trained Washington's men at Valley Forge
Baron von Steuben
The colonists called them intolerable acts, but the British called them this...
Coercive Acts
Said that "Power should be a check to Power" advocating for separation of powers.
Montesquieu
Taxes being raised to pay for this wars debt.
French and Indian War
Washington lead his men across the Delaware, surprising the Hessians at this Battle.
Ordered his men "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
General William Prescott
This tax was placed on all goods that were imported into the colonies, it would eventually cause riots.
Townshend Acts
Authored the Social Contract Theory, trading rights for protections.
Thomas Hobbes
The Boston Massacre was a major cause of the war, this man is credited with being the first casualty of the conflict.
Crispus Attucks
East TN Militia groups marched several days to take part in, and win this battle.
Battle of King's Mountain
Colonial Commander at the Battle of Cowpens.
Daniel Morgan
This tax gave rebates to a certain good coming into the colonies and cut heavily into smuggler profits.
Tea Act