People
Who led the continental army?
George Washington
Where was the declaration of independence signed?
Philadephia
What was the Townshend Act?
it was when important tea and glass and paper had a tax
Pontiac's Rebellion.. 1763 -Chief Pontiac led an Attack againest ________1_________
1=Colonial settlements on the western frontier
What was the proclamation of 1763?
When colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Y5Who secured the french military and the financial aid?
Benjamin Franklin
What place made the laws in the Declaratory act?
Great Britain
what was the Sugar Act?
It was when sugar and certain luxuries go taxed
French and Indian war.. Albany Plan of Union (1754) Colonists from __1__ met in Albany to discuss many issues including the __2__ , Benjamin Franklin proposed a...
1= 7 colonies. 2=the war
When did the farmer John Dickerson write a letter in Pennsylvania?
1767-1768
Who wrote the declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
In the Townshend Acts which place got suspended for refusing to follow the Quartering Act?
New York
What is the Quartering Act?
It is when colonists had to provide shelter and food for the British soldiers
Battle Of Bunker Hill, started in_____?
june 1775
What is the Committees of correspondence?
Between 1772-1774 each colony established a patriot led government.
Who had a crucial role in the battle of Saratoga?
Benedict Arnold.
Where was the Boston tea party Act at?
Boston
What was the Tea Act?
tea got taxed
What happened in the Boston Massacre
five people died, or customs fired into houses
What is the Gaspee burned?
June 1772 Rhode Island colonists burned the british patrol ship, the Gaspee.
Who wrote the common sense and the American crisis
Thomas Paine
Which port got closed until the tea was paid for?
The Boston port
What is the Intolerable acts
when passed to punish the people of the Boston and Massachusetts for the tea party
Which battle lasted though September 19 through October 7?
Battles of Saratoga
During the Boston Tea Party, what did the patriots dress as?
Indians