The Stamp Act
Patriot
Thomas Jefferson
French and Indian War
Loyalist
John Hancock
Declaration of Independence
Samuel Adams
Treaty of Paris
Benedict Arnold
King George III
Intolerable Acts of 1774
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
Quartering Act
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Crispus Attucks
George Washington
Boston Tea Party
End of the Revolution. Said states make their own rules and that British troops would leave American territories
1775 the first battle of the Revolution
1765 King George said colonists would pay a tax on all printed materials
Colonies forced to provide housing for British soldiers
First to sign the Declaration of Independence
1773 - A protest where colonists threw tea overboard to show their anger about Britain's taxation without representation
Ended 1763 - One of the events that lead up to the Revolution
He established the Sons of Liberty - a Patriot who opposed the British Acts in America
The first fatality of the Revolution. He died during the Boston Massacre
A famous writer and Patriot. He wrote "Common Sense", which criticized the king
He was a member of the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress. He was the author of the Declaration of Independence
1776 Document that made colonies free from British rule
Loyal to the king (Britain)
Britain created these to control the colonists and help settle their debts. These angered the colonists.
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Our first president
Opposed British rule. Wanted independence
Member of the Sons of Liberty- he rode from Boston to Lexington and warned the colonists that the British were coming
monarch of England during the war
A traitor - An American who joined the British. He was a general during the revolution for both sides.
