The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770), as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans.

Ruler of England during the American Revolution.

1765 law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

Law passed by the British Parliament setting taxes on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies.

Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and supplies for the British troops in the colonies.

Leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies.

A radical political organization for colonial independence which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. They incited riots and burned the customs houses where the stamped British paper was kept.

A tax that the British Parliament passed in 1767 that was placed on leads, glass, paint and tea.

American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the Declaration of Independence.

America's first Vice-President and second President. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts.

A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor..

A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.

Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight in sixty seconds.

Series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party.

Delegates from all colonies, except Georgia, met to discuss problems with Britain and to promote independence.

American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming.

First battles of the Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775)

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.

American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won.