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nickname for the battle of Lexington and Concord; first time a colony revolted against its mother nation

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

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

American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

Attempt to warn colonists of British arrival in Lexington

American colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Native Americans, boarded three British ships and dumped British tea into the Boston harbor.

Colonists did not want to be taxed if they did not have a representative in Britain's Parliament.

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

A free black man who was the first person killed in the Revolution at the Boston Massacre.

the lawmaking body of British government

A refusal to buy or use goods and services.

Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies - undermining colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party

Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, statesman, and Founding Father. One of the few Americans who was highly respected in Europe, primarily due to his discoveries in the field of electricity.

a volunteer army

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