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He led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga.

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French nobleman who brought troops to help the Patriots and also helped to train Patriot soldiers.

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Silversmith who rode to alert the minutemen with William Dawes about the British invasion.

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British leader who attacked Patriots at Lexington and Concord

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Outspoken Virginia politician. Said, "as for me, give me liberty or give me death"

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“GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH” – PATRICK HENRY

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How many of you have ever read the entire speech where these famous, or infamous words were first spoken? I for one had not, but in reading the entire speech, t

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Mixed Indian and African American man killed during Boston Massacre

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Ottawa Indian who led tribes into battle against British forts in Ohio area during the French &

Indian War

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Hid in swamps to surprise bands of British soldiers

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Surrendered the British army at Yorktown

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American naval commander who beat the "Serapis".

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Brought water, food, and clothing to the Patriot soldiers

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Schoolteacher hung as a spy

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Planned to give West Point away to the British, but was found out and called a traitor

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Made the first formal motion for Independence at the Second Continental Congress

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Commander of the United States Army during the Revolution

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Patriot who published "Common Sense"

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First signer of the Declaration. "I will sign it large so that George III might read it without his spectacles". President of the Second Continental Congress.

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Born in January 11, 1755 or 1757 (the exact date is unknown), on the island of Nevis, British West Indies. In 1777, Hamilton became General George Washington's assistant. In 1788, he convinced New Yorkers to agree to ratify the U.S Constitution. He then served as the nation's first secretary of the treasury, from 1789 to 1795. On July 12, 1804, in New York City, Hamilton died of a gunshot wound that he sustained during a duel with Aaron Burr.

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Credited for writing most of the Declaration of Independence

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The battles at Lexington in Concord lead to the creation of the U.S. Army.

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1) This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
2) The colonists had armed groups of men called minutemen that fought British troops and won.
3) The British fought back. Because tensions were so high, the American Revolution began.

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1) Punished Bostonians for Boston Tea Party.
2) First Continental Congress met to boycott British good, form militias, and not follow Coercive Acts
3) Britain repealed the Intolerable Acts because they weren't making money from the boycott.

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1) Description/ British Rationale
2) Colonial Reaction
3) British Response

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1) Colonists must serve the needs of British soldiers. Britain wanted to show power and a have a place for troops. 2) The colonists thought that Britain was trying to control them with this act. 3) Because colonists fed the soldiers at first, the colonists must now house them and give them resources.

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1) Taxed tea being exported and imported in the colonies because the East India Company needed money to get out of debt.

2) In return, men dressed as Native Americans, and dumped tea in Boston Harbor (Boston Tea Party). 3) Britain passed the Intolerable acts and closed Boston Harbor to punish Boston.

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1) Taxed everyday items. This was to just take money from the colonies, but 2) the colonists boycotted British goods. 3) In return Britain partially repealed the act.

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2) Colonists question Britain's right to tax

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2) Colonists question Britain's right to tax

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3) Britain continued to tax the colonies

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Declaratory Act of 1766 (Repeal of the Stamp Act)

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Declaratory Act of 1766 (Repeal of the Stamp Act)

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1) Taxing in colonies is the same in Great Britain. Britain, "The Stamp Act impaired business between colonies and England, but we can tax them at anytime."

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1)American money is forbidden. Britain can now control colonial currency and pay merchants.
2) Colonists, "We can't maintain any economic activity." 3) Britain didn't care because their merchants got paid anyway.

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1) Taxed sugar and Molasses and used to pay military expenses for protecting colonies. 2) Colonists smuggled sugar and bribed officials. 3) Though Britain didn't care because they still got money.

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1) Tax on paper items. It was set to pay for Seven Years' War. 2) Colonists protested, but 3) again, British merchants didn't care because they still got paid

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2) They fought a war, and can't settle on the land they won, but 3) Britain kept the Proclamation

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1) Colonists can't settle west of Appalachian Mtn. since British doesn't have money to defend colonists from Natives.

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Sons and Daughters of Liberty response to Stamp and Townshend Acts

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Sons and Daughters of Liberty response to Stamp and Townshend Acts

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Sons: terrorized tax collectors
Daughters: stopped buying British manufactured goods