French and Indian war and others

What was the sugar act

The Sugar Act of 1764 was a British law that imposed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the American colonies, aiming to reduce smuggling and increase revenue for Britain.

What was the proclamation act of 1763

The proclamation act of 1763 banned colonial settlement in the Appalachian mountains reserving the lands for native Americans

What was the quartering act act

The Quartering Act required American colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies to British troops stationed in the colonies during the Revolutionary War.

What was the stamp act

The Stamp Act of 1765 was a law that imposed a direct tax on the colonies, requiring them to use specially stamped paper for legal documents, newspapers, and other publications.

What was tarring and feathering

A form of public humiliation

Who were the sons of liberty

A secret group of American patriotic colonists formed in 1765 to protest the taxes

What was the stamp act congress

pivotal 1765 meeting in New York where delegates from nine colonies gathered to protest Britain's Stamp Act,

What was a loyalist

A loyalist is someone who supports their country's established government or ruler, especially during a revolt

What is a patriot

Patriot was a colonist who supported independence from Great Britain, believing in republicanism, individual rights, and self-governance, rejecting monarchy and unfair taxation

Who was John Hancock

was a prominent merchant, statesman, and a key figure in the American Revolution. He is a well-known U.S. Founding Father best remembered for his famous signature on the Declaration of Independence, which was so bold and stylish that his name became a common colloquialism for a signature. 

who was John Adam’s

John Adam’s was the second us president and acted as the British lawyer during the Boston Masacre

What was the Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation on March 5, 1770, where British soldiers fired into a hostile crowd of Boston colonists, killing five people, including Crispus Attucks,

Who was Crispus Attucks

considered the first casualty of the American Revolution, killed as the first victim of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770

What was the Tea Act

a British law passed in 1773 that allowed the financially troubled British East India Company to sell tea directly to the American colonies, bypassing colonial merchants

Who was Paul Revere

Paul Revere was a Boston patriot, silversmith, and industrialist famous for his "Midnight Ride" in April 1775 to warn colonists about approaching British troops, sparking the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the start of the American Revolutionary War

What was the Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party was a protest the colonists dumped over 300 crates of tea into the ocean

What were the intolerable acts

series of four punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

What was Continental congress

the governing body for the thirteen American colonies

Who was Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of the United States of America and signer of the Declaration of Independence

What was the Albany Plan of Union

a 1754 proposal, primarily written by Benjamin Franklin, to unite the thirteen British colonies under a single, centralized government

Who was Patrick Henry

was a key American Founding Father, renowned orator, and statesman famous for his "Give me liberty, or give me death!

What was Lexington And Concord

the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, where colonial militiamen confronted British troops, sparking the fight for American independence after Paul Revere's warning system alerted the countryside about the British march to seize colonial weapons

What was the shot heard around the world

The shot heard around the world was the first shot fired at Lexington and Concord sparking the American Revolutionary War