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Navigation Acts
All trade must be carried on an English or Colonial ship. -
Green Mountain Boys
A militia organization between New York and New Hampshire. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament was the same tax authority as the colonies as Great Britain. -
French and Indian War
British Colonies fought New France's colonies. -
Proclamation of 1763
Prevented any more westward expansion. -
Quartering Act
Colonists must house British soldiers. -
Stamp Act
A tax on any printed paper that was used. -
Daughter of Liberty
A Group of women who represented their love for America by boycotting British goods. http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/daughters-liberty-fought-independence/ -
Sons of Liberty
A secret group composed of Colonists made to fight Britain and their tyranny. -
Townshend Act
Taxes on many goods. Colonies outraged. -
Crispus Attuckus
First person to be attacked in the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Massacre
Local Bostonians were harassing British troops. The British shot and killed 5 people. -
Tea Act
To reduce the amount of Tea held by the East India Company. -
Committees of Correspondence
Committees from different town's in the colonies communicated their ideas with each other and their courses of action. -
Boston Tea Party
A Protest against unfair laws and taxes, during which the colonists dumped hundreds of tons of tea into the harbor. -
Quebec Act
Gave French colonists religious freedom and civil law. -
First Continental Congress
Leaders from the colonies gathered to talk about the troubles in Britain's and the colonies relationship. -
Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were made by parliament to punish them for their rebellious events. -
Patrick Henry
"Give me Liberty, or give me death!" At the 2nd Virginia Convention. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A loss for the Patriots. But the British lost twice as many troops. -
John Paul Jones
Naval Commander and war hero. Great victories against British warships. -
Continental Army
Formed to fight against the British and won. -
Wentworth Cheswell
Wentworth Cheswell was an African American minuteman, rode to New Hampshire and Maine to get reinforcements. -
William Dawes
William Dawes was a patriot, who with Paul Revere saw the two ligts shine and they alerted the militia. -
Second Continental Congress
Delegates from the colonies came together for the second time to discuss the state of the country. -
Ethan Allen
The leader of the Green Mountain Boys with Benedict Arnold, and he fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was Congress' last attempt to avoid going to war against Britain; declaring that the colonists were still loyal. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi2yLrBzZLeAhVDOq0KHbIVC-EQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fexhibitions.nypl.org%2Ftreasures%2Fitems%2Fshow%2F119&psig=AOvVaw3QxqR2iuyLb-3J3LYqBxQx&ust=1540041957827282 -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle in the Revolutionary War. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating for Independence. -
Samuel Adams
In the Continental Congress , signed the Declaration of Independence. -
John Adams
Persuaded congress to declare independence. -
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father, \signed the Declaration of Independence. -
George Washington
The Commander in Chief during the American Revolution. 1st American President. -
Thomas Jefferson
He is the author of the Declaration Of Independence. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine was the author of Common Sense, a 47-page pamphlet. -
Nathan Hale
Spy and Soldier for the Continental Army. -
Declaration of Independence.
The document declaring the Colonists freedom from Britain which was signed by the second Continental Congress. -
Battle of Saratoga
Considered the war's turning point. -
Valley Forge
George Washington and his army camped here. -
Francis Marion
Used unusual tactics in war. The father of Gorilla Warfare. -
Haym Solomon
A financial broker in New York City. He helped free to revolution. -
John Paul Jones
Naval Commander and war hero. Great victories against British Warships. -
Bernardo Galvez
A Spanish man who was an enemy of Britain and helped the Patriots in the war. -
Benedict Arnold
Notorious traitor of the United States. He switched to the British side in the middle of the American Revolution. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle in the Revolution. (essentially ended the war) -
James Armistead
James Armistead was an African American slave, who was given permission by his master to enlist and join the Continental Army.
He was employed as a spy for the Americans, gaining the trust of British generals like Benedict Arnold and Cornwallis. http://www.historynet.com/the-slave-who-spied-james-armisteads-role-in-revolutionary-war.htm -
John Jay
One of the Founding Fathers of The United States. -
Treaty of Paris
Officially ended the Revolutionary War.
