Paulson AH Vocabulary May 4-9, 2024

Ruler of England during the American Revolution.

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.

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.

Leader of a Patriot group of fighters known as the Green Mountain Boys.