The first bloodshed of the American Revolution. British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five colonists.

American militia men fought 800 British troops on April 19th, 1775. This marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

People refuse to buy a company's product until the company meets demands.

British king during the American Revolution, highly disliked by the colonists.

Famous cartoon drawn by Ben Franklin which encouraged the colonies to join in fighting the British during the French and Indian War

Passed by King George III in 1763; it kept the colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Phrase used by the colonists;

Colonists had to house British soldiers and provide them with food and drink.

In response to the Tea Act. On December 16, at midnight colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. It led to the passing of the Coercive or Intolerable Acts.

Called to protest the Intolerable Acts and discuss the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain; delegates from all states except Georgia met in Philadelphia, PA and advised each colony to establish and train militias

English philosopher who influenced Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence, said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.

Declaration of Independence was signed, Congress declared independence

rights that cannot be taken away; such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

He used his engraving of the Boston Massacre as propaganda against the British

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

(1764) British was deeply in debt for the French & Indian War, English Parliament placed a tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses. The Colonists avoided the tax by smuggling and bribing tax collectors.

(1765) Required stamp to be purchased and put on all paper goods in order to generate revenue from the colonies;

Bailout of East India Company allowed it to sell tea to the colonies without paying a tax; angry and suspicious colonists, Boston Tea Party

one of the major reasons Parliament began taxing the colonies following the French and Indian War

a war in North America between France and Britain (the British won the war)

The first shot fired of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord when a group of armed minutemen confronted a British column.