american his.

samuel de champlain

established the colony of quebec

robert dinwiddie

governor of virginia and sent George Washington to the Ohio territory

ben frank

represented Pen. and introduced a plan for colonial union

edward braddock

took 2,000 men to attack Fort Duquesne; killed in the fight

battle of quebec

started sep.13 1759; british led the war with two volleys; both generals killed; british captured the city

william pitt

britian prime minister; ordered the army to go after quebec

james wolfe

general of army going to quebec; killed in battle

louis de montcalm

leader of quebec; died in war

george greenville

created the stamp act;

patrick henry

introduced the virginia resolves

the virginia resolves

only elected officials can lawfully tax them

sons of liberty

group of protestors organized against the stamp act

sam adams

leader of the sons of liberty

declaratory act

parliament had the right to make law for the colonies in all cases

the townshed duties

indirect tac on imports from britian; paid by wholesalers

the quartering act

passed in 1700’s; required colonies ti provide food, supplies, and shelter to british soldeirs

john dickinson

lawyer from Pen.; wrote 12 letters to Pen. farmers that appeared throughout the colony

boston massacre

spring 1770; attack against the british soldiers; british open fire and kills 5 americans

paule Revere

named the boston massacre

john adams???

the continental congress

gathering of patriote leaders who met in Phil. in fall of 1774; vote for suffolk resolve

lexington and concord

Americans fired at the british and british return fire and kill 8 americans; went to concord next and the british lose 75 soldiers and 105 injured and americans lose 49 soldeirs and 39 wounded

bunker hill

take 2,000 british troops and minutemen defeand bunker hill with 1,200 men; british win and loss 1,000 men

thomas pain

wrote common sense

common sense

encouraged americans to declare independence

hessians

higher german mercenaries

richard henry lee??

made motion to declare independence ; created a committe to draft declaration

loyalist

americans who support the british