Prep for Historical ID October 28th

Sons of Liberty

An underground political group formed in 1765 that resisted British taxes and control.

Stamp Act

A law passed in 1765 imposing taxes on printed materials in the colonies, leading to widespread protests.

Townshend Acts

A series of laws passed in 1767 that imposed indirect taxes on imports, leading to heightened colonial resistance.

Boston Massacre

A deadly confrontation on March 5, 1770, between British soldiers and colonial civilians, resulting in five deaths.

Stamp Act Congress

A meeting of delegates from nine colonies in October 1765 that coordinated a unified response to the Stamp Act.

Ladies of Edenton

A group of 51 women from Edenton, North Carolina, who publicly supported boycotts of British goods in 1774.

Continental Congress

A series of meetings held by delegates from the colonies to coordinate a unified response to British policies.

George Washington

Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in June 1775; a unifying leader in the American Revolution.

Tea Act

An April 1773 law allowing the East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies, provoking colonial outrage.

Boston Tea Party

A protest on December 16, 1773, where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose the Tea Act.

The Intolerable Acts

A series of four punitive laws passed in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

Battles of Lexington and Concord

The first military confrontations of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775, marking the war's official start.

Dunmore’s Proclamation

A November 1775 declaration offering freedom to enslaved people who joined the British Army.

The Declaration of Independence

An official statement approved on July 4, 1776, declaring the colonies free from British rule.

American Revolutionary War

The armed conflict from 1775 to 1783 for American independence from Great Britain.

Abigail Adams

An early advocate for women’s rights who urged leaders to remember women's roles in new laws.

Mary Silliman

During the American Revolution, she managed her estate while her husband was captured, showcasing women's roles.

Peter Salem

A former enslaved African American soldier who fought in key battles for the Continental Army.

Battle of Saratoga

A major American victory in September-October 1777 that became a turning point of the war.

Battle of Yorktown

The final major battle of the American Revolution in September-October 1781, leading to British surrender.

Articles of Confederation

The first constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781, establishing a weak central government.