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